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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Peranakan Food Archive
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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... -
Tekwan Recipe (Palembang Fish Balls Soup)
Posted on December 19, 2011 | 8 CommentsHave you entered your chances to get an English edition of Indonesian Street Snack – Sweet and Savory Treats Cookbook? Palembang, the capital city of South Sumatra is famous for its freshwater fish recipes such as pempek (fishcake with spicy tamarind sauce), otak-otak (grilled... -
Potato Croquette Recipe (Kroket Kentang)
Posted on November 16, 2011 | 17 CommentsThere are many different styles of Croquette in every country. In Indonesia, Croquette was first introduced during Dutch Colonial rule and it becomes a very popular snack. Mom and her helper used to make croquettes for somebody orders or family to snack on in the... -
Pulut Udang Medan Recipe (Medan Shrimp Rolls)
Posted on September 4, 2011 | 22 CommentsWhen the Javanese adores lemper and the Manadonese loves lalampa, Medan has pulut udang. For those who know about Nyonya or Peranakan food will recognize this pulut udang. Medan is very famous with its pulut udang. Just like in Malaysia and Singapore, Medan (located on... -
Peranakan Asam Chicken
Posted on July 11, 2011 | 1 CommentIf I say Peranakan do you know what’s that mean? Lia of My Bentolicious is a perfect example for a Peranakan (known as Nyonya). I offered Lia Chen being my guest post to represent the Peranakan food in Indonesia as she is a Chinese-Indonesian descendant. Beside... -
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... -
Mie Ayam Kuning (Yellow Chicken Noodle) Recipe
Posted on February 13, 2011 | 19 CommentsDid you remember when I said many version of chicken noodle in Indonesia? From region to region, also from one food hawker to another one; they are vary too. Here is one of my fave too. I got the recipe from a foodie friend who... -
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... -
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... -
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...
