00:005 Facts about Rawon, a culinary legend from East Java that is more than a thousand years old.
00:10Rawon is a typical East Javanese culinary dish with a black sauce made from a mixture of keluak.
00:16Served with beef slices, bean sprouts, salted eggs, and shrimp crackers.
00:21Here are 5 facts about Rawon.
00:24One, formerly called Rarawan.
00:27Recorded in the Taji inscription around 901 AD, this culinary dish has apparently been around for a thousand years.
00:36Previously, Rawon was known as Rarawan or Sayurawon.
00:41Two, typical royal dishes.
00:45The Taji inscription also mentions that Rawon was once included in the list of dishes usually served at big events.
00:52And became a favorite dish of the royal family.
00:55Three, one of the most delicious soups in the world.
01:00Rawon is one of Indonesia's culinary delights that is world famous because of its delicious taste.
01:05In 2020, the world culinary website Taste Atlas named Rawon as one of the most delicious soups in the world.
01:13Four, identical to keluak.
01:15Rawon's black sauce comes from a mixture of keluak or pangyum edule.
01:20It comes from a wild tree whose seeds are often used as an ingredient in typical Indonesian culinary dishes.
01:27Five, popularly known as Black Soup.
01:30Not only is it sought after and loved by the Indonesian people,
01:33Abroad, Rawon is also no less popular under the name Black Soup because the broth is thick black.
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