How to pronounce Dendeng balado

In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /ˈdɛndɛŋ baˈlado/. In plain English letters that is DEN-deng bah-LAH-doh, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Dendeng balado?

Dendeng balado is a main dish of Indonesia. Where it comes from: West Sumatra. People usually eat it at lunch or dinner. Its main ingredients are beef. It tastes spicy and savory.

Where Dendeng balado comes from

Dendeng balado is one of 46 signature dishes of Indonesia on this map. See all dishes from West Sumatra.

• Rendang · Main dish · West Sumatra

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• Sate Padang · Street food · West Sumatra

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• Soto Padang · Soup & stew · West Sumatra (Padang)

  Soto Padang is a clear beef soup from the city of Padang in West Sumatra, made without the coconut milk found in many other Indonesian sotos.

• Ayam pop · Main dish · West Sumatra

  Ayam pop is a Minangkabau chicken dish from West Sumatra and a fixture of Padang restaurants across Indonesia.

• Nasi goreng · Rice dish · Java

  Nasi goreng is fried rice, and fried rice came to the region with Chinese settlers.

• Gado-gado · Main dish · Jakarta

  Gado-gado is a Jakarta salad of boiled and raw vegetables, potato, hard-boiled egg, fried tofu and tempeh, and slices of rice cake, all dressed with a thick sauce of ground peanuts, palm sugar, chilli and lime.

Food of Indonesia

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