4 Famous Satay from Indonesian

Commonly sold in Indonesia, Sate or Satay is a dish made from piece of meat, chopped small, skewered, and grilled. Satay is very popular in Indonesian, almost every region has its own version of their satay and Satay also sold in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore or other South East Asian Nation. Some area in Netherlands also has satay, those satay comes from Indonesian as result Netherlands colonialism in Indonesian.

Sate is originally made from cow, chicken, or goat meat. Those 3 are the most common meat that used for Satay. But in modern day satay can be made from many kinds of meat, for example is Pork, rabbit, horse, or buffalo. Basically every meat can be used for making satay, if you brave enough. Sometimes you can find Satay made from snake, lizard, or bulus (a kind of turtle). You can find some different when you are buying satay from other region in Indonesian. What distinguished other Satay from another is the sauce or the cut. For example the Madura satay has small cut while Ponorogo satay has big, continuous cut skewered or Padang satay which has yellow sauce instead peanut sauce. I have listed 4 famous satay from Indonesian below, here is the list:

1. Madura Satay

Madura Satay is easily recognized from its cut and its sauce. It is made from chicken, goat, or beef meat. Usually served with Lontong rice or just rice. The one made from chicken is served with soy sauce, peanut, garlic, and shallot, grounded until they become paste. The others however served only with soy sauce and shallot. Most people like it to be spicy, so it is common if you find the vendor adding so much chili in its sauces. Madura Satay is the most common satay sold in Indonesian.

2. Padang Satay

Padang satay is originated from west Sumatra. This satay is made from cow meat or intestine. Before grilled, the meat is boiled twice in spiced water. After that the broth is used to make the sauce, resulting in yellowish appearance. Like other padang cuisine, Padang satay is spicy. Commonly sold in Padang restaurant around Indonesia. This dish will satisfy your appetite, but beware with your stomach because it so spicy.

3. Ponorogo Satay

Ponorogo satay comes from Ponorogo, a town in east java. Commonly made from chicken meat, what differentiated it from the rest is the cut. If Madura satay has small, 3 piece of meat skewered and grilled, Ponorogo satay has one long piece of meat, skewered and grilled. It is also spiced before grilled, while Madura satay is not. After it is grilled, the merchant add another spice before add the sauce. Outside Ponorogo, it is difficult to find other merchants sell this satay.

4. Satay Lilit

Satay lilit is satay which comes from Bali island. This satay usually made from pork, or fish and mixed with grated coconut, thick coconut milk, shallot, garlic, and lemon juice. Lilit mean 'to wrap around'. The skewer is flat and wide, unlike the other satay which has narrow and sharp skewer. In Bali almost all satay lilit is made from pork, because Bali people is hindu and eating cow or beef is not their way. But in another region, beef meat or chicken meat is used because other majority of Indonesian are Islam