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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Avocado Poppy Seed Cake Recipe
17 March 2014 10:51 PM | 2 Comments -
Sup Kambing Medan Recipe (Goat Soup)
09 March 2014 6:46 PM | 1 Comment -
Pavlova Recipe
03 March 2014 11:27 PM | 7 Comments -
Ayam Pinadar Recipe (Andaliman Pepper Chicken)
23 February 2014 9:16 PM | 4 Comments -
Ngo Hiang – Gohyong Recipe (Chinese Five Spice Roll)
02 February 2014 9:17 PM | No Comments
Sulawesi Food Archive
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Fried Cassava and Sambal Roa
Posted on August 30, 2012 | 12 CommentsShare Cassava is one of popular tubber roots in Indonesia for snack but in East Indonesia cassava used to be a main source for carbohydrate. Cassava is also the ingredient to make tapioca starch or flour. To enjoy fried cassava (singkong goreng), Indonesians have a […] -
Happy Eid ul-Fitr 1433H
Posted on August 22, 2012 | 6 CommentsShare Eid Mubarak or Happy Eid Ul-Fitr 1433H to all Muslim friends and family! A bit late for this posting. Eid Mubarak is a phrase that can be translated into English as as “blessed festival”, and can be paraphrased as “may you enjoy a blessed […] -
Kampoeng Tempo Doeloe, Jakarta Food Event
Posted on June 28, 2012 | 5 CommentsShare Kampoeng Tempo Doeloe is the old Indonesian spelling of Kampung Tempo Dulu which means Kampung (Village) in the Past. After pouring sweat at Pasar Senen, Nizar and I hopped on the cab. Nizar would like to take me to the event “Kampoeng Tempo Doeloe”; […] -
Gohu Recipe (Minahasa Green Papaya Salad)
Posted on June 3, 2011 | 5 CommentsShare Gohu is a popular green papaya asinan from East Indonesia, to be exact Minahasa (North Sulawesi). Asinan is very similar to acar or another name for pickle in Indonesia. As other Minahasa foods or better known as Manado, gohu is spiced up with lots […] -
Duri Durian(g) – Makassar Durian Tarts
Posted on September 14, 2010 | 21 CommentsShare This sweet treat has two slightly different name in bahasa Indonesia, Duri Duriang or Duri Durian which literally translated to English as Durian Thorns. I’d rather translate to Durian Tarts than Durian Thorns. I was quite surprised when I found some Indonesian fellows on […] -
Panada Recipe (Manado Tuna Stuffed Bread/Pastry)
Posted on September 4, 2010 | 17 CommentsShare Panada is very similar to Spanish/Portuguese empanada and Jamaican patty. I believe this dish was first introduced by either Portuguese or Spanish traders who came to Indonesia for spices around the 15th century. Since the East Indonesians love their fish and spices, they fill […] -
Cakalang Pampis Recipe (Manado Skipjack Tuna Floss)
Posted on September 2, 2010 | 19 CommentsShare Cakalang Pampis or Tuna Floss ala Manado can accompany with warm cooked rice or as a filling for panada. Panada is very closed to Spanish or Portuguese empanada or Jamaican patty. While in the west part of Indonesia, pastel is more popular. Pastel has […] -
Binte Biluhuta Recipe (Milu Siram – Gorontalo Corn Soup)
Posted on August 29, 2010 | 16 CommentsShare Anybody remember the folk song of binte bilihuta? It’s not only a song title, binte biluhuta is a corn soup from Gorontalo. Gorontalo province is known as the largest corn producer in Indonesia. Beside as an export commodity, sweet corns are main ingredients in […] -
Es Brenebon Recipe (Manado Red Kidney Bean and Chocolate with Shaved Ice)
Posted on August 29, 2010 | 22 CommentsShare In the west part of Indonesia, Es Campur (Mixed Shaved Ice) is a popular shaved ice dessert while the Manadonese has es brenebon (red kidney bean and cocoa with shaved ice). Moreover, the Malaysian has ais kacang; Singaporean with Air Batu Campur (ABC) and […] -
Ayam Garo Rica Recipe (Manado Chili and Lime Basil Chicken)
Posted on August 20, 2010 | 34 CommentsShare Longing to make this Ayam Garo Rica for so long! Ayam Garo Rica (Manadonese Chili and Lime Basil Chicken). In the local dialect, Garo means stir fry and Rica means chili pepper. All I had to do was being patience until my red long […]
