Pindang: Pindang ikan patin (Pangasius fish) cooked in pindang sweet, spicy and sour soup. Specialty of Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia. Food Colony foodcourt, Atrium Senen, Central Jakarta
Pindang: Pindang ikan patin (Pangasius fish) cooked in pindang sweet, spicy and sour soup. Specialty of Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia. Food Colony foodcourt, Atrium Senen, Central JakartaGunawan Kartapranata (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Gunkarta) — Own work via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3APindang_Patin_Palembang_2.jpg)CC BY-SA 4.0
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Pindang

An Indonesian method of boiling fish or eggs in brine or acidic solutions, native to Sumatra, especially Palembang, and used in Java and Kalimantan. Pindang can also denote sour, spicy fish soup seasoned with tamarind.

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Usually employed to cook fish or egg, the technique is native to Sumatra especially in Palembang, but has spread to Java and Kalimantan. The term also could refer to a specific sour and spicy fish soup which employs seasonings like tamarind. Pindang has food preservation properties, which extends the shelf life of fish products.

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