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Bakso

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Bakso, also spelled baso, is an Indonesian meatball, or meat paste made from beef surimi, with a texture similar to Chinese beef ball, fish ball, or pork ball preparations. The word bakso can refer to a single meatball or to the complete dish of meatball soup; mie bakso refers to bakso served with yellow noodles and rice vermicelli, while bakso kuah refers to bakso soup served without noodles.

Facts
Partially Attested
Origin Region
Indonesia 1
The source says the Hokkien-derived name suggests an Indonesian Chinese cuisine origin; not stated as settled
Classification
Course
Soup 1
Dietary Suitability
Contains Meat or Poultry 1
Connections

Expresses Tradition

Street Food Culture, Food Traditions
Source Bakso, Wikipedia

Uses Ingredient

Celery, Ingredients
Source Bakso, Wikipedia
Ground Beef, Ingredients
Source Bakso, Wikipedia
Tapioca, Ingredients
Source Bakso, Wikipedia
Vermicelli, Ingredients
Source Bakso, Wikipedia
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Indonesia, originated there.
Sources
1. Bakso, Wikipedia
  • Origin
    This suggests that bakso has Indonesian Chinese cuisine origin.
  • entity record, SubLabel (course)
    SubLabel: Soups and Broths
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakso (dietary-suitability)
    Bakso or baso is an Indonesian meatball, or a meat paste made from beef surimi.
  • Uses Ingredient: Celery, Infobox main_ingredient field: Ground beef, tapioca, noodle, rice vermicelli, beef broth, kailan, celery, salted vegetables, fried shallots
  • Uses Ingredient: Ground Beef, Infobox main_ingredient field: Ground beef, tapioca, noodle, rice vermicelli, beef broth, kailan, celery, salted vegetables, fried shallots
  • Uses Ingredient: Tapioca, Infobox main_ingredient field: Ground beef, tapioca, noodle, rice vermicelli, beef broth, kailan, celery, salted vegetables, fried shallots
  • Uses Ingredient: Vermicelli, Infobox main_ingredient field: Ground beef, tapioca, noodle, rice vermicelli, beef broth, kailan, celery, salted vegetables, fried shallots
  • Expresses Tradition: Street Food Culture, Wikipedia category: Category:Street food in Indonesia
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Wikidata: Bakso
Wikidata Q843795, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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