Satay, is a dish/snack popular throughout not only Malaysia and
Thailand, but also Indonesia and Philippines. Because satay
originated in Indonesia. Satay, simply means "sate", in Malay
language. What satay simply is, is skewers of grilled chicken, pork
or beef marinaded and dipped in a sweet sauce. Kind of like
"pinchos" from Puerto Rico. Satay is a Malaysian/Indonesian style
kabobs. Satay varies all over Southeast Asia. "Indonesian satay"
can simply refer to the satay eaten in Indonesia, and there is not
much differences between the satay eaten in Malaysia, Thailand or
Philippines. Since Malaysia and Indonesia are Muslim countries,
they don't use pork for satay in those countries. They only use
beef, chicken and seafoods. However since Philippines is a mostly
Catholic country, satay from Luzon (Philippines's northern most
major island) is made with grilled pork. Satay from Visayas and
Mindanao are more closer to the original and real satay from
Indonesia or Malaysia. Filipinos are also well known for making
fish-satay, skewers with grilled fish or squid.
Most satay, uses peanut sauce.
