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{{Short description|Traditional Indonesian dish}}
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{{Infobox food
| name            = Gudeg
| image           = Nasi Gudeg.jpg
| image_size      = 250
| caption         = A typical serving of gudeg
| alternate_name  = 
| country         = Indonesia<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tasteatlas.com/gudeg|title=Gudeg |access-date=5 October 2020 }}</ref>
| region          = [[Yogyakarta]], Central Java
| creator         = 
| course          = Main course
| served          = Hot or room temperature
| main_ingredient = Young [[jackfruit]], [[coconut milk]], [[palm sugar]], chili, various spices, chicken, egg, [[tempeh]]
| variations      = Dry gudeg, ''solo gudeg'', ''gudeg putih''<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.asian-recipe.com/singapore/singaporean-vegetarian-dishes.html |title=Singaporean Vegetarian Dishes |date=23 March 2022 }}</ref>
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'''Gudeg''' is a traditional [[Javanese cuisine|Javanese dish]] from [[Yogyakarta]], Indonesia.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Yudhistira |first=Bara |date=December 2022 |title=The development and quality of jackfruit-based ethnic food, gudeg, from Indonesia |journal=Journal of Ethnic Foods |volume=9 |issue=1 |doi=10.1186/s42779-022-00134-7 |doi-access=free |issn=2352-6181}}</ref> It is made from young, unripe [[jackfruit]] ({{lang|jv|gori}}, {{lang|id|nangka muda}}) stewed for several hours with [[palm sugar]] and [[coconut milk]].<ref>''No Money, No Honey: A study of street traders and prostitutes in Jakarta'' by Alison Murray. Oxford University Press, 1992. Glossary page xii</ref><ref>[http://www.indonesianfoodonline.com/recipes/gudeg-jogja Gudeg Jogja Recipe<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> It is variously spiced with [[garlic]], [[shallot]], [[candlenut]], [[coriander]] seed, [[galangal]], [[bay leaves]], and [[teak]] leaves, the latter giving the dish a reddish-brown color.<ref>Indah Setiawati, '[http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/10/28/gudeg-unwrapped.html 'Gudeg' unwrapped'], ''The Jakarta Post'', 28 October 2012.</ref> It is sometimes called "green jack fruit sweet stew".

==Serving==
[[File:Penjual Gudeg.jpg|thumb|left|A woman selling gudeg at a street stall in [[Surakarta]], Indonesia]]

Served on its own, gudeg can be considered [[vegetarian]] food, since it only consists of unripe [[jackfruit]] and [[coconut milk]]. However, the dish commonly includes egg or chicken. Gudeg is served with white steamed rice; chicken, either as ''[[opor ayam]]'' (chicken in coconut milk) or ''[[ayam goreng]]'' (fried chicken); [[Telur pindang|hard-boiled egg]]; [[tofu]] and/or [[tempeh]]; and ''sambel goreng [[krechek]]'', a stew made of crisp beef skin.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indomerchant.com/gudegjogja.html |title=Gudeg Jogja<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=11 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061016142511/http://www.indomerchant.com/gudegjogja.html |archive-date=16 October 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Availability and packaging==
Gudeg can be packed into a ''besek'' (box made from bamboo)<ref>http://kuliner.panduanwisata.com/indonesia/belum-ke-jogja-kalau-belum-menyantap-gudeg-yu-djum/ (Indonesian)</ref> or ''kendil'' (clay jar),<ref>http://kuliner.panduanwisata.com/indonesia/belum-ke-jogja-kalau-belum-menyantap-gudeg-yu-djum/ (Indonesian)</ref> or [[Canning|canned]].<ref>http://www.pesansaja.com/56/Gudeg-Kaleng-Bu-Tjitro (Indonesian)</ref> Canned gudeg can last up to one year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gudegbutjitro1925.com |title=Gudeg Kaleng }}</ref>

[[Warung]] and restaurants serving gudeg can be found throughout Indonesian cities, and the dish is also available in neighboring countries, such as [[Singapore]] and [[Malaysia]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://iims-asean-singapore.blogspot.com/2012/05/singapore-white-curry-jackfruit-gudeg.html |title=Singapore – White Curry Jackfruit (Gudeg Putih) |date=26 May 2012 }}</ref>

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==See also==
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* [[Javanese cuisine]]
* [[Brongkos]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://indonesiasecretkitchen.blogspot.com/2011/07/gudeg-jogja-recipe.html#!/2011/07/gudeg-jogja-recipe.html ''Gudeg Jogja'' recipe]

{{Indonesian cuisine}}

[[Category:Javanese cuisine]]
[[Category:Vegetable dishes of Indonesia]]
[[Category:Indonesian curries]]
[[Category:Southeast Asian curries]]
[[Category:Foods containing coconut]]
[[Category:Jackfruit dishes]]