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Gudeg

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Gudeg
A typical serving of gudeg.
CourseMain course
Place of originIndonesia[1]
Region or stateYogyakarta,Central Java
Serving temperatureHot or room temperature
Main ingredientsYoungjackfruit,coconut milk,palm sugar,chili, various spices,chicken,egg,tempeh (optional)
VariationsDry gudeg, Solo gudeg, Gudeg Putih[2]

Gudegis a traditionalJavanese dishfromYogyakarta,inCentral Java,Indonesia.[3]Gudeg is made from young, unripejackfruit(gori,nangka muda) stewed for several hours withpalm sugarandcoconut milk.[4][5]Additional spices includegarlic,shallot,candlenut,corianderseed,galangal,bay leaves,andteakleaves, the latter gives a reddish-brown color to the dish.[6]It is often described as "green jack fruit sweet stew".

Serving[edit]

A street stall of a woman selling gudeg.

Served on its own, gudeg can be considered as avegetarianfood, since it only consists of unripe jackfruit and coconut milk. However, gudeg is commonly served with egg or chicken. Gudeg is served with white steamed rice, chicken either asopor ayam(chicken in coconut milk) orayam goreng(fried chicken),telur pindang,opor teluror just plain hard-boiled egg,tofuand/ortempeh,andsambel gorengkrecheka stew made of crisp beef skins.[7]

Variations[edit]

Indonesian 2006 stamp depicting gudeg from Yogyakarta

There are several types of gudeg; dry, wet, Yogyakarta style,Solostyle and East Javanese style. Dry gudeg has only a bit of coconut milk and thus has little sauce. Wet gudeg includes more coconut milk. The most common gudeg comes from Yogyakarta, and is usually sweeter, drier and reddish in color because of the addition ofteakleaves as coloring agent. Solo gudeg from the city ofSurakartais more watery and soupy, with much coconut milk, and is whitish in color because teak leaves are generally not added. Yogyakarta's gudeg is usually called "red gudeg", while Solo's gudeg is also called "white gudeg". The East Javanese style of gudeg has a spicier and hotter taste compared to the Yogyakarta style gudeg, which is sweeter.

Gudeg is traditionally associated withYogyakarta,and Yogyakarta is sometimes nicknamed "Kota Gudeg" (city of gudeg). The center of Yogyakarta gudeg restaurants is in the Wijilan area to the east side of theYogyakarta Sultanate palace.

Availability and packaging[edit]

Gudeg can be packed into abesek(box made from bamboo)[8]orkendil(clay jar),[9]orcanned.[10]Canned gudeg can last up to one year.[11]

Warungand restaurants serving gudeg can be found throughout Indonesian cities, such as Greater Jakarta. It is a popular dish in Javanese restaurants, and can be found in neighboring countries, such asSingapore.[12]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^"Gudeg".Retrieved2020-10-05.
  2. ^"Singaporean Vegetarian Dishes".23 March 2022.
  3. ^Yudhistira, Bara (December 2022)."The development and quality of jackfruit-based ethnic food, gudeg, from Indonesia".Journal of Ethnic Foods.9(1).doi:10.1186/s42779-022-00134-7.ISSN2352-6181.
  4. ^No Money, No Honey: A study of street traders and prostitutes in Jakartaby Alison Murray. Oxford University Press, 1992. Glossary page xii
  5. ^Gudeg Jogja Recipe
  6. ^Indah Setiawati, ''Gudeg' unwrapped',The Jakarta Post,28 October 2012.
  7. ^"Gudeg Jogja".Archived fromthe originalon 2006-10-16.Retrieved2011-08-11.
  8. ^http://kuliner.panduanwisata.com/indonesia/belum-ke-jogja-kalau-belum-menyantap-gudeg-yu-djum/(Indonesian)
  9. ^http://kuliner.panduanwisata.com/indonesia/belum-ke-jogja-kalau-belum-menyantap-gudeg-yu-djum/(Indonesian)
  10. ^http://www.pesansaja.com/56/Gudeg-Kaleng-Bu-Tjitro(Indonesian)
  11. ^"Gudeg Kaleng".
  12. ^"Singapore - White Curry Jackfruit (Gudeg Putih)".26 May 2012.

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