Welcome to Indonesia Eats
Indonesia Eats is written and photographed by Pepy Nasution; an Indonesian-born Winnipeg (Canada)-based food photographer.
A collection of Indonesian and Asian recipes with style, eye-catching photographs and personal stories about cooking Indonesian and being Indonesian away from home. Indonesia Eats is a memoir of her homeland.Featured Stories
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Indian Sloppy Joe Recipe (Khema Pav)
03 May 2012 7:30 PM | 4 Comments -
Bubur Biji Ketapang – Bubur Biji Salak Recipe (Indonesian Sweet Potato Dumpling)
23 April 2012 8:30 AM | 8 Comments -
Ethiopian Cooking Class
20 April 2012 3:31 PM | 7 Comments -
Vietnamese Pennywort Drink Recipe (Nuoc Rau Ma)
18 April 2012 2:54 PM | 2 Comments -
Sambai On Peuga-ga Recipe (Aceh Pennywort Sambal – Sambal Pegagan)
12 April 2012 8:16 PM | 3 Comments
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Chinese Archive
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Char Siu Duck Recipe
Posted on February 23, 2012 | 11 CommentsChar siu (also spelled chasu, cha siu, chashao, and char siew), otherwise known as barbecued meat (usually pork) in China. In Indonesia where the Hokkien dialect is predominant, it’s known as Chasio and the halal Chasio will be using chicken or duck. Chasio pork is common... -
Wonton Soup Recipe (Pangsit Kuah)
Posted on January 24, 2012 | 18 CommentsChinese food has been blended into Indonesian food for centuries. Wonton or we call it pangsit (read: punk-seet) is one of them. Wonton soup (pangsit kuah) or deep fried wonton (pangsit goreng) can be found at many street food stalls in every corner of the... -
Happy Chinese New Year of Dragon
Posted on January 22, 2012 | 2 CommentsHappy Chinese New Year! Gong Xi Fat Chai! Selamat Tahun Baru Imlek! May your happiness and longevity be complete! To all of you who celebrate it. Chinese New Year is celebrated in countries and territories with significant Chinese populations, such as Mainland China, Hong Kong,... -
Vegetable Beef Stir Fry
Posted on December 9, 2011 | 6 CommentsStir Fry Beef is very popular in Chinese American/Canadian Food. I was never really pay attention to this dish until one Canadian lady whom I know very well asked me on how to make a tender Chinese beef stir fry. In Indonesian cooking, there are... -
Peranakan Shrimp and Chicken Cake Recipe (Kee Kian or Kekian)
Posted on May 5, 2011 | No CommentsFor people who live outside Indonesia, Malaysia or Singapore, you may know the term of Nonya instead of Peranakan. Peranakan Chinese and Baba-Nyonya are terms used for the descendants of late 15th and 16th-century Chinese immigrants to the Nusantara region during the Colonial era. Nusantara... -
Chinese Fish Soup Recipe
Posted on February 4, 2011 | 12 CommentsLast May, Tigerfish posted a very simple fish soup. I drooled over her post as she explained thoroughly how umami the soup is. She also mentioned that the best fish to use for this soup is a whole oily fish which is rich in omega... -
Batagor Recipe (Indonesian Fried Dumplings)
Posted on December 31, 2010 | 17 CommentsBatagor is an abbreviation from baso tahu goreng. Here is a little tutorial of bahasa Indonesia. Baso or bakso means meatballs; tahu means tofu and goreng means fry. I prefer translate those words into Fried Dumpling as it contains fried fishballs, shu mai, and filled... -
Shrimp Chive Dumplings Recipe (Gow Choi Gaau)
Posted on December 10, 2010 | 33 CommentsWhat can I say about these Shrimp and Chive Dumplings? Once you bite it, the sweetness of shrimp is splashing into your mouth with a hint of garlicky aroma. Who doesn’t love dumplings? Almost everybody I know love dumplings. I like all kind of dumplings,... -
Crab and Asparagus Soup Recipe
Posted on November 26, 2010 | 19 CommentsWho doesn’t love this typical egg drop soup? This Chinese style gooey soup is a memoir of my childhood. Whenever we went to the Chinese restaurant, we chose this soup for appetizer. Often, mom recreated it at home. While mom added fresh crab especially the... -
Siomay Bandung Recipe (Bandung Steamed Dumplings with Peanut Sambal)
Posted on November 17, 2010 | 22 CommentsFrom the name siomay, you can tell this food had an influence from the Chinese who immigrated to Indonesia long time ago. A word of siomay itself is derived from shaomai (also spelled shui mai, shu mai, sui mai, sui maai, shui mei, siu mai,...
