West Sumatra is a great place for a lovely food, its cuisine is one of Indonesia's best. They have a lot of hot & spicy dishes, since chili is in the majority of their food. Curry is also a big part of their dishes, and quite a few use coconut milk. Some of the well-known dishes include: rendang, Babat, dendeng balado, gulai kakap, gulai ayam, gulai jariang, kalio, etc. All of the traditional food are Halal food, due to the Islamic root of the community.
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