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 | 2 Comments -
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
Sumatra Food Archive
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Tasak Telu Recipe (Karo Meat Salad with Torch Ginger Fruit)
Posted on February 17, 2013 | 4 CommentsTasak Telu is translated as Masak Tiga (Tiga Masakan) in Indonesian or Cook Three (Three Dishes) in English. I know it’s a bit weird when I tried to translate to English literally. The reason was being named for Cook Three or Three Dishes since Tasak... -
Gulee Kameng Recipe (Aceh Goat Curry)
Posted on November 15, 2012 | 9 CommentsThis Gulee Kameng or Gulai Kambing Aceh has some different names such as Gulee Sie Kameng, Kari Kameng, Kari Sie Kameng, and Kuah Sie Kameng. Basically Gulee is what Indonesians call for Gulai; Sie is Daging or Meat; Kameng is Kambing or Goat while Kari... -
Rendang Padang William Wongso Series
Posted on November 11, 2012 | 12 CommentsRendang is one of well-known dishes from West Sumatra province of Indonesia that I have made before and posted on my blog. As on William Wongso series website stated, many different version can be found in the province itself such as Rendang Padang, Rendang Bukit Tinggi,... -
Sambal Tuk-Tuk Recipe (Andaliman Fish Sambal)
Posted on August 16, 2012 | 21 CommentsSambal Tuk-Tuk is another andaliman sambal from one ethnic group of Indonesia; it is from Tapanuli (Batak), North Sumatra. Sambal is like Indonesian staple food beside rice so it’s common when you visit Indonesia you will see many different varieties of sambal in every region.... -
Gule Kuta-Kuta Recipe (Gulai Ayam Karo, Chicken Curry Karo Style)
Posted on August 2, 2012 | 10 CommentsWhat makes Gulai Ayam Karo (or Gule Kuta-Kuta in Karo’s dialect) different than other gule/gulai in Indonesia? Torch ginger flower (bunga kecombrang) and the fruit (asam cekala) have created the distinction. Most gule or gulai recipes that I’ve known need to stir-fry the wet spices... -
Arsik Recipe (Spiced Carp with Torch Ginger and Andaliman – Mandailing Style)
Posted on July 12, 2012 | 14 CommentsArsik is basically a stewed fish dish that is spiced up with torch ginger (kecombrang). My visit to Indonesia has made me more aware about two different recipes of Arsik. For so long, I’ve known Arsik is spiced up with torch ginger and andaliman (a... -
Kampoeng Tempo Doeloe, Jakarta Food Event
Posted on June 28, 2012 | 5 CommentsKampoeng 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”; an... -
Food Props Hunting and Shots at Pasar Senen, Jakarta
Posted on June 21, 2012 | 18 CommentsVisiting traditional markets in Indonesia was one of my “must-visit” lists when I was in the country. One of the markets was Pasar Senen (Senen means Monday while pasar means market) in Jakarta. Pasar Senen is a heaven for foodies who collect food props and... -
Bubur Biji Ketapang – Bubur Biji Salak Recipe (Indonesian Sweet Potato Dumpling)
Posted on April 23, 2012 | 16 CommentsBubur Biji Ketapang (in Sumatra) or Bubur Biji Salak (in Java). Both are the same sweet snack and made from sweet potato which I prefer translate into Sweet Potato Dumpling instead Sweet Potato Porridge. Bubur means porridge while biji means seed. Ketapang is a Terminalia... -
Sambai On Peuga-ga Recipe (Aceh Pennywort Sambal – Sambal Pegagan)
Posted on April 12, 2012 | 7 CommentsSambai On Peuga-ga or can be translated as Aceh Style Pennywort Sambal or Sambal Pegagan Aceh in Indonesian. I was making this sambal for the first time in 2007 and fell in love with the taste. As a long weekend approached us last week in Canada, I made...
