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BaksoorbasoisIndonesianmeatballormeatpaste
madefrombeefsurimiandissimilarintexturetothe
Chinesebeefball,fishball,orporkball.[1]Baksois
commonlymadefrombeefwithasmallquantityof
tapiocaflour,howeverbaksocanalsobemadefrom
otheringredients,suchaschicken,fish,orshrimp.
Baksoareusuallyservedinabowlofbeefbroth,with
yellownoodles,bihun(ricevermicelli),salted
vegetables,tofu,egg(wrappedwithinbakso),Chinese
greencabbage,beansprout,siomayorsteamedmeat
dumpling,andcrispwonton,sprinkledwithfried
shallotsandcelery.Baksocanbefoundallacross
Indonesiafromthetravelingcartstreetvendorsto
restaurants.Todayvarioustypesofreadytocook
baksoalsoavailableasfrozenfoodcommonlysoldin
supermarketsinIndonesia.Slicesofbaksooftenused
andmixedascomplimentsinmigoreng,nasigoreng,
orcapcairecipes.
Unlikeothermeatballrecipes,baksohasaconsistent
firm,dense,homogeneoustextureduetothe
polymerizationofmyosininthebeefsurimi.

Contents
1Origin

Bakso

Baksoservedwithbihun(ricevermicelli)andfried
wonton.
Course

Main

Placeof
origin

Indonesia,derivedfromChinese
meatball

Regionor
state

NationwideinIndonesia,also
popularinneighboringSoutheast
Asiancountries

Creator

IndonesianChinese

Serving
Hot
temperature
Main
ingredients

Groundbeef,tapioca,noodle,rice
vermicelli,beefbroth,kailan,
celery,saltedvegetables,fried
shallots

Variations

BakwanMalang,PhBVin,
(Vietnamesenoodlesoupwith
meatballs),Chinesebeefballs

2Variations
3Healthissue
4Seealso
5References

Cookbook:Bakso Bakso

Origin
ThenameBaksooriginatedfrombakso(,Pe
hej:bah
so),theHokkienpronunciationfor"shreddedmeat"(Rousong).
ThissuggeststhatbaksohasIndonesianChinesecuisineorigin.[2]
TodaymostofthebaksovendorsareJavanesefromWonogiri(a
townnearSolo)andMalang.BaksoSoloandBaksoMalangare
themostpopularvariantthenamecomesfromthecityitcomes
from,SoloinCentralJavaandMalanginEastJava.InMalang,
Travellingbaksovendoronbike.
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BaksoBakar(roastedbakso)isalsopopular.AsmostIndonesiansareMuslim,generallyBaksoismade
frombeeforismixedwithchicken.

Variations
SimilarmeatballdishescanbefoundinotherSoutheastAsiancuisines,suchasthoseinThailand,
VietnamandSingapore,aswellasChinesestylemeatballs.ThedishalsosimilarwithVietnamese
noodlesoupwithmeatballs,PhBVin.[3][4]InVietnam,PhmeansnoodlesoupwhileBVinis
meatballs.[5]PhBVinisoneofversionofPhodishinVietnam.Ithasbeenconsideredasthe
nationaldishofVietnam.[6]InthePhilippines,meatballsarecalledalmondigasorbolabola,andare
usuallyservedinamisuanoodlesoupwithtoastedgarlic,squashandporkcracklings.Bolabolasare
alsostewedorpanfrieduntilgoldenbrown.Nevertheless,Indonesiahasdevelopednumbersbakso
variants,usuallydiffersbyitsshapeandsize,ingredientsorfillings.
Baksourat:baksofilledwithtendonsandcoarsemeat
Baksoayam:chickenbakso
Baksobolatenisorbaksotelur:tennisballsizedbaksowithboiledchickeneggwrappedinside
Baksogepeng:flatbakso
Baksoikan:fishbakso(fishball)
Baksoudang:shrimpbaksowithslightlypinkcolor
BaksoMalang:abowlofbaksodishfromMalang,EastJavacompletewithnoodle,tofu,siomay
andfriedwonton
Baksokeju:newrecipebaksofilledwithcheese
Baksokotak:cubeshapedbakso
Baksobakar:grilledskeweredbaksopreparedinsimilarfashionlikesatay
BaksoCuanki:afamousbaksoinBandung,WestJava

Healthissue
InIndonesia,boraxisoftenaddedintobeefsurimimixtureinordertopreservetheproducedbakso,also
tomadebaksomorechewy(fromboraxinducedmyosincrosslinking)withlessusageofmeat.[7]Asa
result,baksoisoftenlistedbyIndonesianFoodandDrugAdministrationasanunhealthyfoodstuff.The
country'sDirectorateofConsumerProtectionwarnsoftheriskoflivercancercausedbyhigh
consumptionoveraperiodof510years.[8]Therefore,frozenbaksobeingsoldatsupermarketsandalso
traditionalmarketsinIndonesiaarerequiredtobeboraxfree.

Seealso
Foodportal

References
1. "ThesoupObamalovedasachild"(http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101115/ap_on_re_us/us_fea_food_bakso).
yahoonews.
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2. AlisonMurray.NoMoney,NoHoney:AstudyofstreettradersandprostitutesinJakarta.OxfordUniversity
Press,1992.p.Glossarypagexi.
3. "PhoBoRecipe(VietnameseBeefRiceNoodleSoup)"(http://indonesiaeats.com/phobovietnamesebeef
ricenoodlesoup/).
4. "Bakso:TheNewPho"(http://peanutbutternomads.com/2011/07/16/baksothenewpho/).
5. "BVin(VietnameseBeefMeatballs)"(http://vietspices.blogspot.com/2011/09/bovienvietnamesebeef
meatballs.html).
6. "Pho:nationaldish,internationalobsession"(http://www.vietnewsonline.vn/News/Features/5771/Pho
nationaldishinternationalobsession.htm).VietnewsOnline.February14,2010.Retrieved20100707.
7. BoraksAdadalamMakananKita,SuaraMerdeka
(http://www.suaramerdeka.com/harian/0709/03/ragam05.htm)
8. Staffwriter(2006)."WatchOutForTheFoodWeConsume"
(http://pkditjenpdn.depdag.go.id/English/index.php?page=infodtl&InfoID=8&dtl=1).DirectorateofConsumer
Protection,Jakarta,Indonesia.Archived
(http://web.archive.org/web/20081228204459/http://pkditjenpdn.depdag.go.id/English/index.php?
page=infodtl&InfoID=8&dtl=1)fromtheoriginalon28December2008.Retrieved20090210.

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