In Sabah and Sarawak in Malaysia it is not a strange food anymore as there's pretty much Indonesian influence at both states.
Bakso is actually hearty meatball soup in (usually) beef broth laden with noodles or mihun (vermicelli noodles), topped with a generous amount of bean sprouts, Chinese green cabbage, salted vegetable, egg, beancurd and has a peppery garlic taste.
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| Picture courtesy of boneksunu.blogspot.com |
Ah~ talking about bakso has made me hungry again *tummy growls*
Bakso can be found pretty much everywhere in Indonesia, making it one of the most popular street food around.
Although commonly made from beef and tapioca flour, the meat can be substituted with others such as chicken and shrimp.
The most famous baksos are bakso malang and bakso solo (names come from the places they originated). Then there's bakso bakar (roasted bakso)
Bakso solo mostly contain boiled or steamed meatballs soaked in beef broth while bakso malang has much more contents that includes tofu, siomay and wanton.
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| Picture courtesy of areamagz.com - Bakso solo |
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| Picture courtesy of wikipedia.org - Bakso malang |
Bakso bakar on the other hand is meatballs on skewers and then grilled to perfection on heated charcoals, eaten with gravy and sauce.
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| Picture courtesy of cilialimantara.blogspot.com |
Now now enough talk and try to make you own bakso! You can find the recipes here and here.
Happy eating!
Cheers!
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