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.
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Curry Leaves (Daun Salam Koja, Daun Temurui, Daun Kari)
Posted on January 26, 2012 | 15 CommentsThou curry leaves are used in some Indonesian cooking, these leaves aren’t that popular as other herb leaves such as kaffir lime, lemon basil, pandan and turmeric leaves. In Indonesia, Aceh culinary has used curry leaves more than other regions since this province has heavily... -
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... -
Happy Chinese New Year of Dragon
Posted on January 22, 2012 | 2 CommentsHappy Chinese New Year! Gong Xi Fat Chai! Selamat Tahun Baru Imlek! May your happiness and longevity be complete! To all of you who celebrate it. Chinese New Year is celebrated in countries and territories with significant Chinese populations, such as Mainland China, Hong Kong,... -
Oxtail Kare-Kare Recipe (Filipino Oxtail Peanut Stew)
Posted on January 15, 2012 | 32 CommentsKare-Kare is such an intrigue word for me when the first time I heard it. Kare (also known as kari) means curry in bahasa Indonesia. It’s hard for me to not drooling when I heard the words Oxtail Kare-Kare. I’m an oxtail lover and often... -
Bánh Xèo Recipe (Vietnamese Savoury Crepes)
Posted on January 9, 2012 | 9 CommentsBánh xèo (read: bahn SAY-oh) literally means sizzling cake; Vietnamese savoury fried pancakes made of rice flour, water, turmeric powder, stuffed with slivers of fatty pork, shrimp, diced green onion, and bean sprouts. In this case I skipped the pork. Southern style of banh xeo... -
Sate Tempe Plappa Recipe (Spicy and Sweet Tempeh Saté)
Posted on January 7, 2012 | 11 CommentsIndonesians have been consumed tempe aka tempeh as an easy and cheap protein resource since a long time ago. Long before the western world promoted tempe as a non-meat protein resource for vegetarians. I realized that I didn’t have many recipes with tempe. When Wulan who owns... -
My First Taste of Kovbasa
Posted on January 3, 2012 | 6 CommentsThat tittle seems weird for you who have known me for so long and know how long I have been living on the Prairie land of Canada. Kovbasa or Kielbasa or Kołbasa or Kobasa or Kobasi or Kubasais is very popular sausage in Winnipeg that... -
The Winner of Indonesian Street Snacks Cookbook Giveaway
Posted on January 1, 2012 | 4 CommentsThis is the time for me to announce who the winner of Indonesian Street Snacks – Sweet and Savory Treats Cookbook Giveaway is. I counted there were 54 comments which was 54 entries. I used True Randon Generate to choose the winner and the winner... -
The Best of Indonesia Eats 2011
Posted on December 31, 2011 | 3 CommentsWishing you a very successful year in 2012. Happy New Year!!! For those who haven’t join the Indonesian Street Snack Cookbook Giveaway, you still have time to enter it. Enjoy the Best of Indonesia Eats 2011. They were categorized into two parts; one part... -
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...
