Local Dishes

1. Randang

   Rendang (Minangkabau beef stew)

   Usage

   Beef simmered long in coconut milk and spices, the signature Minangkabau dish; written randang in Minangkabau

   Grammar Note

   Spelled randang in Minangkabau, rather than Indonesian rendang

2. Kalio

   Kalio (wet rendang)

   Usage

   Cooked less long than rendang, so the sauce is left; an everyday home dish

3. Dendeng balado

   Dendeng balado (beef with chili sauce)

   Usage

   Thin-sliced dried beef topped with chili sauce

4. Gulai tunjang

   Gulai tunjang (beef tendon curry)

   Usage

   A West Sumatran dish of beef tendon cooked in a spiced coconut-milk gravy

5. Gulai ayam

   Gulai ayam (chicken in coconut curry)

   Usage

   Chicken cooked in coconut milk and spices

6. Sate Padang

   Usage

   Padang-style skewers of small pieces of beef served with a spicy sauce

7. Nasi Padang

   Usage

   White rice served with many side dishes; in some restaurants the dishes are set out unasked and you pay for what you eat

8. Nasi Kapau

   Usage

   Rice with side dishes from Kapau in Agam, commonly eaten in Bukittinggi

9. Ayam pop

   Ayam pop (West Sumatran chicken)

   Usage

   A chicken dish that comes from West Sumatra

10. Itiak lado mudo

    Itiak lado mudo (duck with green chili)

    Usage

    A dish of duck cooked with green chili and other spices

11. Asam padeh

    Asam padeh (sour and spicy stew)

    Usage

    A sour and spicy stew, often made with fish

12. Lamang

    Lamang (sticky rice in bamboo)

    Usage

    Sticky rice cooked with coconut milk in a bamboo tube; often made for special occasions

13. Lamang tapai

    Lamang tapai (lamang with fermented rice)

    Usage

    Lamang eaten with tapai, fermented sticky rice

14. Sala lauak

    Sala lauak (fried fish fritter)

    Usage

    A fried fish snack that comes from Pariaman

15. Bubua kampiun

    Bubua kampiun (sweet porridge)

    Usage

    A sweet West Sumatran porridge that puts several sweets in one bowl

16. Dadiah

    Dadiah (fermented buffalo milk)

    Usage

    Buffalo milk left to ferment naturally in bamboo

17. Ampiang dadiah

    Ampiang dadiah (fermented milk with flattened rice)

    Usage

    A traditional West Sumatran dish of flattened rice with fermented milk

18. Randang ko dibuek dari dagiang jawi.

    This rendang is made from beef.

    Usage

    An answer when someone asks what a dish is made of

    Grammar Note

    A sentence composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar

19. Lamak bana randang ko!

    This rendang is really delicious!

    Usage

    Praise for a dish

    Grammar Note

    A sentence composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar

20. Ambo nio cubo randang.

    I would like to try rendang.

    Usage

    Tells a restaurant you want to try the local specialty

    Grammar Note

    A sentence composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar

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