This identification is a step to preserve the culinary archipelago and in order to make Semur as Indonesia's cultural heritage does not object to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Semur name comes from the Dutch phrase, "Smoor". This is the term of the Indies - the Europeans who colonized Indonesia Peranakan - for meat dishes that use tomatoes and onions, and cook slowly (slow cooking). This dish in Indonesia and acculturated to the use of spices such as nutmeg and typical Indonesian pepper, coriander and cumin, or cinnamon and clove, sweet soy sauce well. So, Semur could be interpreted as a dish made of meat, fish, and vegetables are cooked slowly, spicy herbs, and use soy sauce in a marinade.
As a culinary masterpiece, Semur archipelago is the result of mixing of cultures. It reflects a long history of interaction with the various nations of Indonesia migrants, both India and the Middle East through the introduction of the use of spices, as well as the Chinese who introduced the use of soy sauce. It is noteworthy that the Chinese soy sauce is salty fish sauce to taste. During its development, our nation and "create" sweet soy sauce that became signature ingridient.
When examined 12 Semur Nusantara Recipe of the above ingredients is quite similar to each other, with some differences that give a sense kecapan different end: "Semur Andilan Betawi" and "Semur Pontianak" for example is very rich in spices and flavors give kecapan steady. While "Soun Semur Yogyakarta" and "Surabaya Milkfish Semur" seasoned lighter. Of the 12 recipes Semur archipelago is the most unique is "Semur Ternate", because although rich in spices, but do not use soy sauce instead of vinegar used. Hm, so kepengen tried it?
This is a list of the 12 recipes Semur Archipelago:
A. Typical Soun stews Yogyakarta
2. Semur Andilan Betawi
3. Meat stews Manado
4. Cooking stews Samarinda
5. Meat stews Pontianak
6. Milkfish Semur Surabaya
7. Semur Ternate
8. Medan coconut stew
9. Semur Bali
10. Semur Banten
11. Semur Bangka
12. Semur Palembang (Malbi)