Flying Fox Sates

These beef and garlic satés take their curious name from the nocturnal mammal called the flying fox. The squirrel-like creature comes out at dusk, sailing from tree to tree on folds of skin that extend, parachute-like, from the sides of its body. That’s precisely the time of day that saté vendors traditionally set up shop in the town of Cirebon in northwestern Java.

Saté kalong is one of Indonesia’s most delicate kebabs, traditionally measuring three inches long and a mere qu