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The food of West Sumatra

6 dishes tied to West Sumatra, Indonesia: born there, or made its own.

RendangMeatRandang 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 4 moreMeat simmered with coconut and spices until coated in a rich, dry sauce Main dish, Lunch, Dinner

LemangVegan 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 3 moreGlutinous rice cooked with coconut milk in bamboo tubes lined with banana leaves Main dish, Lunch, Dinner

Asam pedasاسم ڤدس 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreA sour and spicy fish stew from maritime Southeast Asia Main dish, Lunch, Dinner

Soto PadangMeat 🇮🇩 IndonesiaClear beef soup with fried potato patties and rice vermicelli from West Sumatra Soup, Breakfast

Ayam popMeat 🇮🇩 IndonesiaMinangkabau-style fried chicken with a pale, tender finish Main dish, Lunch, Dinner

Nasi padang 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 3 moreSteamed rice with a spread of spicy Minangkabau dishes from West Sumatra Main dish, Lunch, Dinner

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Lemang: Ezagren ( bicara / talk ), Attribution, source
Asam pedas: Gunawan Kartapranata, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Soto Padang: Midori, CC BY 3.0, source
Ayam pop: S Kartika, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Nasi padang: ProjectManhattan, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

The weekly plate

Every Monday: seven dishes you may not know, what the world is cooking this week, and one way of eating.