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 A typical serving of gudeg. | |
| Course | Main course |
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| Place of origin | Indonesia[1] |
| Region or state | Yogyakarta,Central Java |
| Serving temperature | Hot or room temperature |
| Main ingredients | Youngjackfruit,coconut milk,palm sugar, chili, various spices,chicken,egg,tempeh (optional) |
| Variations | Dry gudeg, Solo gudeg, Gudeg Putih[2] |
Gudeg is a traditionalJavanese dish fromYogyakarta, in theSpecial Region of Yogyakarta,Indonesia.[3] Gudeg is made from young, unripejackfruit (gori,nangka muda) stewed for several hours withpalm sugar andcoconut milk.[4][5] Additional spices includegarlic,shallot,candlenut,coriander seed,galangal,bay leaves, andteak leaves, the latter gives a reddish-brown color to the dish.[6] It is often described as "green jack fruit sweet stew".
Served on its own, gudeg can be considered as avegetarian food, since it only consists of unripe jackfruit and coconut milk. However, gudeg is commonly served with egg or chicken. Gudeg is served with white steamed rice, chicken either asopor ayam (chicken in coconut milk) orayam goreng (fried chicken),telur pindang,opor telur or just plain hard-boiled egg,tofu and/ortempeh, andsambel gorengkrechek a stew made of crisp beef skins.[7]
There are several types of gudeg; dry, wet, Yogyakarta style,Solo style and East Javanese style. Dry gudeg has only a bit of coconut milk and thus has little sauce. Wet gudeg includes more coconut milk. The most common gudeg comes from Yogyakarta, and is usually sweeter, drier and reddish in color because of the addition ofteak leaves as coloring agent. Solo gudeg from the city ofSurakarta is more watery and soupy, with much coconut milk, and is whitish in color because teak leaves are generally not added. Yogyakarta's gudeg is usually called "red gudeg", while Solo's gudeg is also called "white gudeg". The East Javanese style of gudeg has a spicier and hotter taste compared to the Yogyakarta style gudeg, which is sweeter.
Gudeg is traditionally associated withYogyakarta, and Yogyakarta is sometimes nicknamed "Kota Gudeg" (city of gudeg). The center of Yogyakarta gudeg restaurants is in the Wijilan area to the east side of theYogyakarta Sultanate palace.
Gudeg can be packed into abesek (box made from bamboo)[8] orkendil (clay jar),[9] orcanned.[10] Canned gudeg can last up to one year.[11]
Warung and restaurants serving gudeg can be found throughout Indonesian cities, such as Greater Jakarta. It is a popular dish in Javanese restaurants, and can be found in neighboring countries, such asSingapore.[12]
