Tinorangsak Tinorangsak Tinorangsak or tinoransak is a type of hot and spicy meat dish that uses specific "bumbu" (spice mixture) found in Manado cuisine of North Sulawesi, Indonesia. The most common meat used in tinorangsak is pork. However, other kind of meat such as beef, chicken or seafood might be used as well. Spices mixture includes chili pepper, shallot or onion, ginger, lime leaves, lemongrass, lime juice, cooking oil, and salt. Tinorangsak is a prerequisite dish commonly served in Minahasan traditional ceremonies. Traditionally tinorangsak is cooked in a bamboo tube. Diced pork and rich spices are inserted into bamboo tube and
National dish of such countries simply cannot be represented by any single national dish. Furthermore, because national dishes are so interwoven into a nation's sense of identity, strong emotions and conflicts can arise when trying to choose a country's national dish. In Latin America, dishes may be claimed or designated as a ""plato nacional"", although in many cases, recipes transcend national borders with only minor variations. Both Peru and Ecuador claim "ceviche" as their national dish. Stews of meat, plantains, and root vegetables are the "platos nacionales" of several countries in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean: Colombian "ajiaco", as well