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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Sushi Hut, Brandon
16 May 2013 9:26 AM | 1 Comment -
Ikan Ceng Cuan (Braised Ginger Fish – Peranakan Style)
09 May 2013 7:00 AM | 7 Comments -
Korean Stir-Fried Squid Recipe (Ojinguh Bokkeum)
07 May 2013 6:30 PM | 6 Comments -
Choice Sushi
05 May 2013 6:30 PM | 6 Comments -
Raw Kale, Carrot, Cucumber, Celery Salad
10 April 2013 7:54 PM | 3 Comments
Indonesian Recipes Archive
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Cwi Mie Malang Recipe (Malang-Style Chicken Noodle)
Posted on December 7, 2010 | 25 CommentsDid you notice that I often write “region” then “style” for a name of recipe? Since each region has different specialty for a dish, I often do it to make sure where this dish came from. Malang is a city in East Java and isn’t that far... -
Acar Recipe (Indonesian Pickle)
Posted on December 5, 2010 | 36 CommentsAcar (pronounce: aa-char) is the Indonesian word for pickle or the Dutch writes it atjar (an Indonesian old spelling). I believe the name of acar was influenced by the Indian traders who came to Indonesia long time ago. In Hindi, Urdu and Bengali, pickle is... -
Bakmi Godhog Recipe (Java Style Boiled Noodle)
Posted on December 3, 2010 | 19 CommentsBesides bakmi, mie or mi is Indonesian words for noodle. Godhog is a Javanese word for Rebus in Indonesian or Boiled in English. So, Bakmi Godhog (or Mie/Mi Rebus) is literally translated Boiled Noodle in English. This Java style contains simpler spices compare to Mie... -
So Nice Giveaway!
Posted on November 29, 2010 | 40 CommentsI’m so excited about this So Nice giveaway as I have given a heads up on my White Asparagus post. Thank you to Monica Hamburg who helps me making this happen. So Nice is one of non-dairy beverage brands that I often use. Honestly, I only buy... -
Crab and Asparagus Soup Recipe
Posted on November 26, 2010 | 20 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... -
Pecel Recipe (Java Style Salad with Peanut Sambal)
Posted on November 21, 2010 | 14 CommentsAs other Indonesian salads, pecel (or known as pecal) is enjoyed with a company of warmed cooked rice or lontong, other protein sources (such as fish, chicken, beef, tempe(h) or tofu) and crackers. For those who know about gado-gado, lotek and karedok, you may love pecel as... -
Siomay Bandung Recipe (Bandung Steamed Dumplings with Peanut Sambal)
Posted on November 17, 2010 | 24 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,... -
Sambal Pencok (Sambal Terasi with Long Green Beans)
Posted on November 13, 2010 | 19 CommentsAnother dish that I used to have when I still lived in my parents’ house. I wasn’t aware of this dish’s name until Renny told me. Yeah, I recreated the dish to what I recalled. Then I chatted with my brother. He asked to our... -
Sambal Terasi Bilimbi
Posted on November 10, 2010 | 19 CommentsGrowing up in the country where sambal is in every corner of food stalls or restaurants, I enjoy making my own sambal since moving to Canada. Every household has a different style of sambal terasi and my family used to enhance with bilimbi as we grew a... -
Sambal Tumpang (Javanese Old Tempe Sambal)
Posted on November 4, 2010 | 34 CommentsTempe or tempeh is an Indonesian soybean cake. In order making sambal tumpang, you need tempe semangit. Semangit is derived from a word “sangit” which is meant less pleasant odour. A word “semangit” usually is followed after a word “tempe”, and known as Tempe semangit....
