Ketoprak (dish) Ketoprak (dish) Ketoprak is a vegetarian dish from Jakarta, Indonesia, consists of tofu, vegetables and rice cake, rice vermicelli served in peanut sauce. The etymology of the name "ketoprak" is unknown, and its name similarity to the Javanese folk-drama is peculiar. However, according to popular Betawi tradition, "ketoprak" was actually derived from the acronym of its ingredients; which are ket from "ketupat", to from "tahu" and "toge", and prak from "digeprak" (Betawi for: "mashed" or "crushed"), which describes the method on grounding garlic, chili pepper and peanut granules together to create the peanut sauce. Although today ketoprak is often associated
Pot-au-feu lord's land. For people living in towns, it was easier to buy inexpensive pieces of meat, which needed long cooking times. The method of cooking all food together and for extended periods of time (the whole day sometimes) gave what was called a ""pot-pourri"" in French and imported into English in the early 17th century. The relation between "pot-pourri" and "pot-au-feu" was attested in 1829 in the "Etymologic dictionary of the French language: ""Pot pourri. The name our fathers gave to the "pot-au-feu""". The cuts of beef and the vegetables involved vary, but a typical "pot-au-feu" contains: Cooking cartilaginous meat