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
Dumpling Archive
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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... -
Kuih Spera Recipe (Malaysian Curry Puff with Coconut Filling)
Posted on March 9, 2012 | 16 CommentsKuih Spera or as Lisa from Lemony Kitchen explained it’s similar to curry puff but with coconut filling. For Indonesians Curry Puff is pretty much a buddy of Pastel or Jalakote. When I approached Lisa to be my first Malaysian guest post I simply wanted... -
Wonton Soup Recipe (Pangsit Kuah)
Posted on January 24, 2012 | 20 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 | 10 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... -
Jemblem / Misro / Pulung-Pulung Ubi (Indonesian Cassava Fritters Stuffed with Coconut Sugar)
Posted on April 15, 2011 | 1 CommentMy fourth guest post for other bloggers. Shulie of Food Wanderings who loves learning other culture dishes. Both of us have been twitting along for quite some time now. I still recalled the day when she told me that she finally found fresh turmeric and... -
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... -
Shrimp Chive Dumplings Recipe (Gow Choi Gaau)
Posted on December 10, 2010 | 33 CommentsWhat can I say about these Shrimp and Chive Dumplings? Once you bite it, the sweetness of shrimp is splashing into your mouth with a hint of garlicky aroma. Who doesn’t love dumplings? Almost everybody I know love dumplings. I like all kind of dumplings,... -
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... -
Siomay Bandung Recipe (Bandung Steamed Dumplings with Peanut Sambal)
Posted on November 17, 2010 | 24 CommentsFrom the name siomay, you can tell this food had an influence from the Chinese who immigrated to Indonesia long time ago. A word of siomay itself is derived from shaomai (also spelled shui mai, shu mai, sui mai, sui maai, shui mei, siu mai,... -
Panada Recipe (Manado Tuna Stuffed Bread/Pastry)
Posted on September 4, 2010 | 17 CommentsPanada 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 their...
