Minangkayo, digging up Minangkabau’s cultural riches
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There is more to Minangkabau culture than rendang and nasi Padang, as a trio is trying to convey through website Minangkayo.
The most immediate association of Minangkabau, a region and ethnic group in West Sumatra, is its appetizing Padang cooking, an icon of the group’s diaspora across the archipelago, especially its younger members.
“In my view, many other features of Minang culture should be brought into the limelight, apart from its food and dances. Even the cuisine isn’t just what’s popular at Padang restaurants; there’s a lot more to it,” said Reno Andam Suri, who with her friends Febiliana Sari and Ichil Salam is behind website minangkayo.com. Minang kayo literally means rich Minang.
The three, who met in a society of gourmands, Jalansutra, have a common interest in Minang cooking and culture.
“Febi and I belong to the Minang ethnic group and have our own online businesses selling rendang,” revealed Reno. Rendang, the cuisine’s most noted dish, is beef simmered in coconut milk and spices.
With Ichil, a native of Klaten in Central Java, they set up the website, which serves as an e-magazine to promote a community of online Minang culture lovers.
Reno and Ichil have to constantly remind themselves and others that Minangkayo isn’t just a forum to discuss food, despite their passion for cooking.
When they started the website in mid-2015, they agreed to conduct research on non-culinary subjects as well for further dissemination in easily digestible language.
The trio therefore seeks information from original sources to produce stories of historical and cultural significance. Regarding recipes, for instance, they hunt old formulas used by previous generations down to remote areas to trace their history and discover their ingredients for testing and dissemination.
source :thejakartapost.com
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