Buffalo milk fermented in a bamboo tube until it sets, eaten with rice and palm sugar. It is a Minangkabau food of West Sumatra, set overnight by bacteria naturally present in fresh-cut bamboo, with no starter and no heating at all.
The culture comes from the inner surface of a freshly cut bamboo tube, which is the whole method and has no substitute; it is also raw unpasteurised milk left to set at room temperature.
What goes into it
- raw water-buffalo milk
- a freshly cut bamboo tube
- banana leaf, to cover
How it is made
Raw buffalo milk is poured straight into a length of freshly cut bamboo, covered with a banana leaf and left at room temperature overnight. Lactic bacteria living in the inner surface of the bamboo acidify and set it into a soft curd. Nothing is added and nothing is heated — the tube is the culture and the vessel.
How long it takes: one to two days at room temperature
How it is eaten
Spooned over ampiang rice flakes with palm sugar syrup, or eaten with hot rice for breakfast.
History
Minangkabau food of West Sumatra, set overnight by bacteria naturally present in fresh bamboo, with no starter or heating.
Frequently asked questions
What is Dadih?
Dadih is a cheese & dairy from Indonesia: buffalo milk fermented in a bamboo tube until set, eaten with rice and palm sugar. Minangkabau food of West Sumatra, set overnight by bacteria naturally present in fresh bamboo, with no starter or heating.
How is Dadih made?
Raw buffalo milk is poured straight into a length of freshly cut bamboo, covered with a banana leaf and left at room temperature overnight. Lactic bacteria living in the inner surface of the bamboo acidify and set it into a soft curd. Nothing is added and nothing is heated — the tube is the culture and the vessel. It takes one to two days at room temperature.
Can I make Dadih at home?
No, and the atlas gives no method for it. The culture comes from the inner surface of a freshly cut bamboo tube, which is the whole method and has no substitute; it is also raw unpasteurised milk left to set at room temperature.
What goes into Dadih?
Raw water-buffalo milk, a freshly cut bamboo tube, banana leaf, to cover.
How is Dadih eaten?
Spooned over ampiang rice flakes with palm sugar syrup, or eaten with hot rice for breakfast.
