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Dendeng refers to thinly sliced dried
meat Meat is animal flesh that is eaten as food. Humans have hunted, farmed, and scavenged animals for meat since prehistoric times. The establishment of settlements in the Neolithic Revolution allowed the domestication of animals such as chic ...
in
Indonesian cuisine Indonesian cuisine is a collection of various regional culinary traditions that formed the archipelagic nation of Indonesia. There are a wide variety of recipes and cuisines in part because Indonesia is composed of approximately 6,000 popula ...
. It is preserved through a mixture of sugar and spices and dried via a frying process. It is similar to jerky. The creation of dendeng is commonly credited to the
Minangkabau people Minangkabau people ( min, Urang Minang; Indonesian language, Indonesian or Malay language, Malay: ''Orang Minangkabau'' or ''Minangkabo''; Jawi alphabet, Jawi: منڠكبو), also known as Minang, are an Austronesian people, Austronesian eth ...
, and their earliest dendeng was made from beef, dried so it would be preserved for days and could be taken along with them when they traveled. The Padang cuisine version—probably the most popular ''dendeng'' dish in
Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Gui ...
—is called ''dendeng balado'' or ''dendeng batokok'', and is a speciality from Padang, West Sumatra, made from
beef Beef is the culinary name for meat from cattle (''Bos taurus''). In prehistoric times, humankind hunted aurochs and later domesticated them. Since that time, numerous breeds of cattle have been bred specifically for the quality or quantit ...
which is thinly cut then dried and fried before adding chillies and other ingredients.


Variations

The most common version of ''dendeng'' found in Indonesia is ''dendeng sapi'' (beef ''dendeng''), and it usually has a sweetness from the inclusion of caramelized coconut sugar. However, versions made from other exotic meats are also available, especially in Eastern Indonesia. ''Dendeng rusa'' (deer ''dendeng'') can be found in the Nusa Tenggara islands and Papua. Indonesian Chinese favor the similar dried pork dish known as '' bakkwa''.


See also

* Padang cuisine * Rendang


References


Dendeng Balado
Beef dishes Padang cuisine Indonesian beef dishes {{Indonesia-stub