Peranakan Food Archive

  • Tumis Pare Tauco

    Stir Fry Bittermelon and Anchovies with Tauco Recipe (Tumis Pare Teri Bumbu Tauco)

    Tauco are salted fermented soybeans and pronounced tow chow. They were brought to Indonesia by Chinese immigrants. It has cooperated with Indonesian culinary for centuries. Each regions of Indonesia have different type of tauco. It can be combined with fish, chicken, vegetable, tofu etc.Tauco are...

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  • Chinese Greens and Shrimp with Oyster and Hoisin Sauce

    Chinese Greens and Shrimp with Oyster and Hoisin Sauce

    Most people who grew up in South-East and East Asian know this kind of Chinese greens. In Indonesia we add this into our bakso (meatballs soup), bakmi (fried or soup noodle), nasi goreng (fried rice) or just make them for stir fry. We, Indonesians, call...

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  • Hainanese Chicken Rice

    Hainanese Chicken Rice Recipe

    Renewed picture on Oct 4, 2011 Hainanese Chicken Rice is popular to be known as Nasi Ayam Hainan or Hainam in Indonesia. There are many different version of Hainanese Chicken Rice. This is the one that I know. Hainan Island is the smallest province of...

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  • Red Snapper Angsio (Sweet and Sour Red Snapper)

    Red Snapper Angsio (Sweet and Sour Red Snapper)

    When I was in Indonesia, I lived around Chinese community. Even though I don’t celebrate Chinese New Year, I sometimes say “Gong Xi Fat Choi” to my Chinese friends. Don’t forget Indonesian culinary is also influenced by Chinese culinary, so I used to have Chinese...

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