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Rawon

Soups and Broths

Rawon is an Indonesian beef soup originating from the Javanese cuisine of East Java, using the black keluak nut as its main seasoning, which gives the soup a dark color and nutty flavor and leads to its description as black beef soup. In 2024, TasteAtlas rated rawon the world's best soup, with the Indonesian soup Soto Betawi rated second.

Facts
Partially Attested
Origin Period, From (Year)
from 901 1
Earliest surviving mention, not a proven origin date; the dish is as old as or older than this inscription.
Classification
Course
Soup 1
Dietary Suitability
Contains Meat or Poultry 1
Origin Region
East Java, Indonesia 1
Sources
1. Rawon, Wikipedia
  • Lead paragraph
    Originating from the Javanese cuisine of East Java
  • History section
    It was mentioned as rarawwan in an ancient Javanese Taji inscription (901 CE) from the era of the Mataram kingdom.
  • entity record, SubLabel (course)
    SubLabel: Soups and Broths
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rawon (dietary-suitability)
    Rawon is an Indonesian beef soup.
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