The History of "SATE" ( Satay )

"Although Thailand and Malaysia considers this dish are the property of their homeland satay true in Southeast Asia is Java, Indonesia. Here satay developed from adaptation kebab India brought by Muslim traders to Java. In fact India can not recognize as its origin as this dish is the influence of the Middle East. "

- Jennifer Brennan (1988)

satay has become widely popular food in many parts of the world, it makes people interested to know the origins of this popular dish:

 The word "satay" or "satai" probably derived from the Tamil language. Satay allegedly created by street food vendors in Java around the beginning of the 19th century, based on the fact that the sate became popular around the beginning of the 19th century along with the increasing number of immigrants from Arab and Muslim immigrants Tamil and Gujarati from India to Indonesia. It is also the reason for the popularity of the use of mutton and lamb satay as a material preferred by people of Arab descent. In the tradition of Indonesian Muslims, Eid al-Adha, or feast of sacrifice is a special event. On the feast of sacrifice is abundant and distributed sacrificial meat to the poor and needy. Most celebrated by jointly grilling skewers of meat goat, sheep, or cows.Another theory proposes that the origin of the word comes from the term satay Chinese Minnan-sa tae tub (三疊 肉) which means three pieces of meat. [Citation needed] However, this theory is doubtful because traditionally satay consists of four pieces of meat, not three. And number four is considered not a number that brings good luck in Chinese culture. Indonesian Chinese citizens also adopt and develop according to their tastes satay, pork satay is served with pineapple sauce or sweet soy sauce with the addition of spices Chinese, so Chinese satay taste like grilled meat dishes typical Chinese.From Java, satay spread throughout the archipelago which produces diverse variations of satay. At the end of the 19th century, the sate has crossed the Strait of Malacca to Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand, brought by nomads Java and Madura, which began trading satay in the neighboring country. In the 19th century the term satay move along with the displacement Malay settlers from the Dutch East Indies to South Africa, there satay known as sosatie. The Dutch also brought this dish-and many other typical Indonesian dishes-to the Netherlands, up to now the art of cooking Indonesia also give effect to the art of cooking the Netherlands. Satay chicken or pork satay is one of the side dishes are served in a dish Rijsttafel in the Netherlands.

Source : wikipedia & resep buntik