Snapper Fish Head Curry

Padang West Sumatra is famous for its culinary variety that taste savory and spicy because it always uses red chillies and coconut milk. Minang people's never add sugar to cook, they just play in the way of cooking and the diversity of taste alone. Snapper heads, fish cuisine which I will discuss is indeed quite popular and is always there if we stop eating at Padang restaurant.

Dried Beef Spicy Sauce " Jerky " ( Dengdeng in Indonesia)

Jerky is made ​​from dried meat is sliced ​​thin and given a chili sauce. This cuisine originated from Padang West Sumatra.

Beef Rendang

Rendang meat is a traditional dish with beef as main ingredient. Specialties of West Sumatra, is very popular in Indonesia and abroad. In 2011 through a poll of 35,000 respondents conducted Internet CNN International, has been named as Rendang food ranked first in the list of World's Most Delicious Food '50 '(50 of the most delicious dishes of World).

Cultural significance :

Rendang has a respectable position in the culture of Minangkabau society:

           1. Dagiang (cow), is a symbol of "Niniak Mamak" (tribal leaders)
           2. Karambia (coconut), is an emblem of "Cadiak Clever" (Property)
           3. Lado (chili), is an emblem of "Alim Ulama" a Shari'a, spicy company to teach religion
           4. Stove (spices), a symbol of Minangkabau society as a whole.