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Tongseng

Stews, Braises and Sauced Dishes

Tongseng is an Indonesian stew of goat meat, mutton or beef in a curry-like soup with vegetables and sweet soy sauce (kecap manis). It is especially associated with Central Java, found from Surakarta to Yogyakarta, and is believed to have originated in the Klego district of Boyolali. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Course
Soup 1
Dietary Suitability
Contains Meat or Poultry 1
Origin Period, From (Year)
from 1700 1
Origin Region
Indonesia 2
Connections

In Cuisine

Indonesian Cuisine, Cuisines
Source Tongseng (Wikipedia)

Uses Ingredient

Beef, Ingredients
Source Tongseng (Wikipedia)
Goat Meat, Ingredients
Source Tongseng (Wikipedia)
Mutton, Ingredients
Source Tongseng (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Originated In

Indonesia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject originated.

Sources
1. Tongseng (Wikipedia)
  • Article text
    According to Indonesian culinary expert, tongseng started to appear in Java between the 18th to 19th century CE.
  • History
    According to Indonesian culinary expert, tongseng started to appear in Java between the 18th to 19th century CE.
  • Introduction
    Tongseng is an Indonesian goat meat, mutton or beef stew dish in curry-like soup, with vegetables and kecap manis (sweet soy sauce).
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongseng (dietary-suitability)
    Tongseng is an Indonesian goat meat, mutton or beef stew dish in curry-like soup, with vegetables and kecap manis.
  • In Cuisine: Indonesian Cuisine, lead paragraph
    Tongseng is an Indonesian goat meat, mutton or beef stew dish in curry-like soup, with vegetables and kecap manis (sweet soy sauce).
  • Uses Ingredient: Goat Meat, lead paragraph
    Tongseng is an Indonesian goat meat, mutton or beef stew dish in curry-like soup, with vegetables and kecap manis (sweet soy sauce).
  • Uses Ingredient: Mutton, lead paragraph
    Tongseng is an Indonesian goat meat, mutton or beef stew dish in curry-like soup, with vegetables and kecap manis (sweet soy sauce).
  • Uses Ingredient: Beef, lead paragraph
    Tongseng is an Indonesian goat meat, mutton or beef stew dish in curry-like soup, with vegetables and kecap manis (sweet soy sauce).
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2. Tongseng (Wikidata)
P495 (country of origin): Indonesia
Quote, P495 (country of origin): Indonesia
Indonesia
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