Mr Murset cooks his rendang and rice in a piece of bamboo. Before placing the dish in the bamboo, he places daun lerek (phrynium pubinerve) into the bamboo first, which helps to give the rice a ...

The women of Pariangan cook their rendang from daylight until night-time. Credit: Southeast Asia on a Plate: Rendang. Originally from West Sumatra, rendang is now loved across the world – fittingly ...