Rendang
OriginIndonesia
Year1500s
Key IngredientsBeef/Coconut/Spices
About Rendang
Voted the worlds most delicious food by CNN readers in 2011 and 2017. Slow-cooked for 4-8 hours until the coconut milk evaporates completely. Minangkabau people of West Sumatra created it. The drying process was a preservation method. Proper rendang is dry, not saucy. Wet rendang is called kalio and is unfinished.