Satay
OriginIndonesia
Year1800s
Key IngredientsSkewered meat/Peanut sauce
About Satay
Grilled meat skewers believed to derive from Indian kebabs brought by Muslim traders. Developed by street vendors in Java. The peanut dipping sauce is a Southeast Asian innovation. Spread across the region with Dutch colonial cooks. Indonesia and Malaysia both claim the best. Satay stalls feed millions daily across Asia.