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Bakso
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BaksoorbasoisIndonesianmeatballormeatpaste
madefrombeefsurimiandissimilarintexturetothe
Chinesebeefball,fishball,orporkball.[1]Baksois
commonlymadefrombeefwithasmallquantityof
tapiocaflour,howeverbaksocanalsobemadefrom
otheringredients,suchaschicken,fish,orshrimp.
Baksoareusuallyservedinabowlofbeefbroth,with
yellownoodles,bihun(ricevermicelli),salted
vegetables,tofu,egg(wrappedwithinbakso),Chinese
greencabbage,beansprout,siomayorsteamedmeat
dumpling,andcrispwonton,sprinkledwithfried
shallotsandcelery.Baksocanbefoundallacross
Indonesiafromthetravelingcartstreetvendorsto
restaurants.Todayvarioustypesofreadytocook
baksoalsoavailableasfrozenfoodcommonlysoldin
supermarketsinIndonesia.Slicesofbaksooftenused
andmixedascomplimentsinmigoreng,nasigoreng,
orcapcairecipes.
Unlikeothermeatballrecipes,baksohasaconsistent
firm,dense,homogeneoustextureduetothe
polymerizationofmyosininthebeefsurimi.
Contents
1Origin
Bakso
Baksoservedwithbihun(ricevermicelli)andfried
wonton.
Course
Main
Placeof
origin
Indonesia,derivedfromChinese
meatball
Regionor
state
NationwideinIndonesia,also
popularinneighboringSoutheast
Asiancountries
Creator
IndonesianChinese
Serving
Hot
temperature
Main
ingredients
Groundbeef,tapioca,noodle,rice
vermicelli,beefbroth,kailan,
celery,saltedvegetables,fried
shallots
Variations
BakwanMalang,PhBVin,
(Vietnamesenoodlesoupwith
meatballs),Chinesebeefballs
2Variations
3Healthissue
4Seealso
5References
Cookbook:Bakso Bakso
Origin
ThenameBaksooriginatedfrombakso(,Pe
hej:bah
so),theHokkienpronunciationfor"shreddedmeat"(Rousong).
ThissuggeststhatbaksohasIndonesianChinesecuisineorigin.[2]
TodaymostofthebaksovendorsareJavanesefromWonogiri(a
townnearSolo)andMalang.BaksoSoloandBaksoMalangare
themostpopularvariantthenamecomesfromthecityitcomes
from,SoloinCentralJavaandMalanginEastJava.InMalang,
Travellingbaksovendoronbike.
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BaksoBakar(roastedbakso)isalsopopular.AsmostIndonesiansareMuslim,generallyBaksoismade
frombeeforismixedwithchicken.
Variations
SimilarmeatballdishescanbefoundinotherSoutheastAsiancuisines,suchasthoseinThailand,
VietnamandSingapore,aswellasChinesestylemeatballs.ThedishalsosimilarwithVietnamese
noodlesoupwithmeatballs,PhBVin.[3][4]InVietnam,PhmeansnoodlesoupwhileBVinis
meatballs.[5]PhBVinisoneofversionofPhodishinVietnam.Ithasbeenconsideredasthe
nationaldishofVietnam.[6]InthePhilippines,meatballsarecalledalmondigasorbolabola,andare
usuallyservedinamisuanoodlesoupwithtoastedgarlic,squashandporkcracklings.Bolabolasare
alsostewedorpanfrieduntilgoldenbrown.Nevertheless,Indonesiahasdevelopednumbersbakso
variants,usuallydiffersbyitsshapeandsize,ingredientsorfillings.
Baksourat:baksofilledwithtendonsandcoarsemeat
Baksoayam:chickenbakso
Baksobolatenisorbaksotelur:tennisballsizedbaksowithboiledchickeneggwrappedinside
Baksogepeng:flatbakso
Baksoikan:fishbakso(fishball)
Baksoudang:shrimpbaksowithslightlypinkcolor
BaksoMalang:abowlofbaksodishfromMalang,EastJavacompletewithnoodle,tofu,siomay
andfriedwonton
Baksokeju:newrecipebaksofilledwithcheese
Baksokotak:cubeshapedbakso
Baksobakar:grilledskeweredbaksopreparedinsimilarfashionlikesatay
BaksoCuanki:afamousbaksoinBandung,WestJava
Healthissue
InIndonesia,boraxisoftenaddedintobeefsurimimixtureinordertopreservetheproducedbakso,also
tomadebaksomorechewy(fromboraxinducedmyosincrosslinking)withlessusageofmeat.[7]Asa
result,baksoisoftenlistedbyIndonesianFoodandDrugAdministrationasanunhealthyfoodstuff.The
country'sDirectorateofConsumerProtectionwarnsoftheriskoflivercancercausedbyhigh
consumptionoveraperiodof510years.[8]Therefore,frozenbaksobeingsoldatsupermarketsandalso
traditionalmarketsinIndonesiaarerequiredtobeboraxfree.
Seealso
Foodportal
References
1. "ThesoupObamalovedasachild"(http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101115/ap_on_re_us/us_fea_food_bakso).
yahoonews.
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2. AlisonMurray.NoMoney,NoHoney:AstudyofstreettradersandprostitutesinJakarta.OxfordUniversity
Press,1992.p.Glossarypagexi.
3. "PhoBoRecipe(VietnameseBeefRiceNoodleSoup)"(http://indonesiaeats.com/phobovietnamesebeef
ricenoodlesoup/).
4. "Bakso:TheNewPho"(http://peanutbutternomads.com/2011/07/16/baksothenewpho/).
5. "BVin(VietnameseBeefMeatballs)"(http://vietspices.blogspot.com/2011/09/bovienvietnamesebeef
meatballs.html).
6. "Pho:nationaldish,internationalobsession"(http://www.vietnewsonline.vn/News/Features/5771/Pho
nationaldishinternationalobsession.htm).VietnewsOnline.February14,2010.Retrieved20100707.
7. BoraksAdadalamMakananKita,SuaraMerdeka
(http://www.suaramerdeka.com/harian/0709/03/ragam05.htm)
8. Staffwriter(2006)."WatchOutForTheFoodWeConsume"
(http://pkditjenpdn.depdag.go.id/English/index.php?page=infodtl&InfoID=8&dtl=1).DirectorateofConsumer
Protection,Jakarta,Indonesia.Archived
(http://web.archive.org/web/20081228204459/http://pkditjenpdn.depdag.go.id/English/index.php?
page=infodtl&InfoID=8&dtl=1)fromtheoriginalon28December2008.Retrieved20090210.
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