When it comes to sate, you must be familiar with it. People who like foreign cuisine and Nanyang cuisine must have tasted it. Sate is called satay or Satai in Indonesian and satay in English. It is a national treasure of Indonesia. Sate has spread all over the world from Indonesia. Today, sate can be eaten in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong and other Asian regions, and even as far as the Netherlands in Europe.


1. The origin of Sate
According to historical records, satay originated from kebab in India ı） Kebab, kabob kebab is a food in the Middle East. It generally refers to roasting, frying and frying meat, but it is not necessary to string meat. In the early 19th century, a large number of Arab and Tamil people migrated to the Dutch East India (now Indonesia), and the immigrants also brought the food of their hometown. Indonesians combine the food of immigrants with the food of Java and Sumatra to create “Satay” with exotic customs and local characteristics.

2. Sate ranks 14th among the world’s top 50 delicacies
Satay is popular among Indonesians. It is an Indonesian cuisine that can be found from roadside stalls to high-end restaurants. In 2011, CNN viewers voted for the world’s top 50 food, and satay ranked 14th. This shows the charm of Satay!

3. Common points of Indonesian Sate
The main ingredients of Satay include chicken, chicken skin, pork, beef, mutton, viscera, tofu, and Tianbei (food fermented with soybeans). Indonesia is a vast country. Satay has different tastes in different regions, and the sauces are slightly different. But the common thing is that it uses spicy spices and coconut sugar to prepare sauce or bacon, and then uses coconut leaves to string meat.


4. The most famous Sate in Indonesia comes from Madura
The most famous Satay in Indonesia is Satay Madura. Madura is located on an island near Java island. The roasted Satay is wrapped in banana leaves, sprinkled with special peanut butter and Indonesian sweet soy sauce, sprinkled with crispy green onions, and matched with Malay zongzi or white rice. It is a delicious meal or a night snack.

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5. Why is peanut butter dipped in sate delicious?
The peanut butter used to dip Satay is made of coconut sugar or brown sugar, garlic, red onion, shrimp paste, stone chestnut, pepper, salt, etc. in addition to peanuts. The taste is sweet and slightly salty. It is even more delicious if you add the special Shenba sauce (chili sauce).


6. The Dutch’s favorite dish is Sate
The Netherlands has occupied Indonesia for more than 300 years. The Netherlands brought European food culture to Indonesia. Meanwhile, the Dutch diet was also affected by Indonesia. Until now, the Dutch favorite dish for drinking is Satay.


7. Satay sauce comes from satay sauce
At the beginning of the 19th century, a large number of Chinese from Fujian, Chaozhou, and Guangdong coastal areas went to work in Southeast Asia. After returning home, they also brought Satay cuisine back to China, and combined local ingredients to make the famous “satay sauce.” the nickname of satay sauce is “satay sauce.”.

However, the taste of Satay is different from that of Satay. Satay sauce is salty and satay sauce is sweet. As for the raw materials, the satay sauce in Indonesia or Southeast Asia generally uses coconut sugar, peanuts and spicy spices. However, most of the satay sauce is made of flounder and shrimp combined with spicy spices. The taste is slightly spicy, and the sugar is used for seasoning instead of the coconut sugar commonly used by Indonesians.