Crab in Padang sauce Crab in Padang sauce Crab in Padang sauce or Padang crab () is an Indonesian seafood dish of crab served in hot and spicy Padang sauce. It is one of the two most popular ways that crab is served in Indonesia, commonly found in coastal cities with abundant seafood, such as Padang, Jakarta, Medan, Surabaya, Makassar and Cirebon. Its closest analogue probably is chili crab, however Padang crab uses richer spices. The recipe derived from West Sumatran Padang style of seasoning seafood with rich, hot and spicy "bumbu" (spice mixture). The ground spice mixture includes shallot, garlic, red chili pepper,
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