Coto makassar

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Coto Makassar arrives in the bowl as a study in balance—beef and offal swimming in a broth thickened and warmed by ground peanuts and spices that do double duty, flavoring while tempering the richness of organ meat. Born in 16th-century royal kitchens in South Sulawesi, this soup carries the fingerprints of its moment: Chinese soybean paste, Indian curry spices, imported peanuts, and halal beef, all speaking to Makassar's cosmopolitan past. It lands on breakfast tables now, but still holds court at weddings and religious rites.

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Coto Makassar or Coto Mangkasara (Makassarese), is an Indonesian traditional soup originating from Makassar, South Sulawesi. It is a variant of soto, traditionally made with beef, offal stew with seasoned broth made from ground peanuts and spices. The main ingredient of this soup is beef, and it can be mixed with innards, such as intestine, liver, lungs, heart, tripe, or cow brain. The spices are used both for flavouring, and to balance the richness of the meat. The soup originates in the 16th-century in the Sultanate of Gowa, and was originally cooked for royal servants and soldiers. While it is now eaten regularly as a breakfast food in the region, it retains an association with weddings and religious celebrations. Coto Makassar is usually served with Burasa or Ketupat rice cakes and Tauco sauce, a savoury fermented soybean paste. The use of Tauco indicates that the dish is influenced by Chinese Indonesian cuisine, and the use of Indian curry spices, imported peanuts and halal meat p

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