West Sumatra travel guide - Trip to Minangkabau

Cities

• Padang - Indonesia's capital of spicy food
• Bukittinggi - A mild weather city, to run away from the heat
• Padang Panjang - A pleasant market down near Bukittinggi
• Pariaman - The Sunset Beach City
• Sawahlunto - Little Holland of Sumatra
• Pasaman - The Wild Life Paradise at West Sumatra
• Solok and South Solok - Land of Thousand Lakes
• Batusangkar - The Heart of Minangkabau Culture and Spirit
• Payakumbuh- Land of Rocky Mountains
• Koto Gadang- Producer of silver and gave birth to a lot of leaders of national and even international caliber.

About

== West Sumatera Traditional Cuisine ==

RENDANG

Rendang is a spicy meat dish which originated from the Minangkabau ethnic group of Indonesia, and is now commonly served across the country. One of the characteristic foods of Minangkabau culture, it is served at ceremonial occasions and to honour guests. Also popular in Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, the southern Philippinesand southern Thailand, rendang is traditionally prepared by the Indonesian community during festive occasions. Culinary experts often describe rendang as: 'West Sumatra caramelized beef curry'. In 2011 an online poll by 35,000 people held by CNN International chose Rendang as the number one dish of their 'World’s 50 Most Delicious Foods' list.

"Songket Silungkang" Original Souvenir from West Sumatera

 

Songket is one of the work of skilled hands Silungkang original craftsmen, Sawahlunto city, West Sumatra which have patterns and motifs are varied and unique.

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Kuda Kepang Arts

Sawahlunto city known as the city's multi-cultural or ethnic or multicultural city, where there are so many arts groups that represent the origin of each. Diverse and berbudaya, ... accordance with the various ethnic and cultural community there. There Randai, saluang, gamaik (who represent the arts minangkabau), there are also paguyuban batak, there are also barongsai (Chinese), there are Paguyuban sunda and have also mixed extract, Keroncong, puppet and Horses braid representing the tribe of Java. At this time, I want to tell a little about one of the traditional arts of the City Tour Sawahlunto, namely Kepang Horses.

Horses Kepang jaran or braid or lumping horse is one of the traditional art that is bred in the City of Sawahlunto. My own is less so, since when the tradition of horse braid and how this is the origin muasalnya. But I do, since I know little of horses in this city braid Sawahlunto. And this art is probably one of my favorite art from the first.