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 | 1 Comment -
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
Tempe(h) Archive
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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... -
Sate Tempe Plappa Recipe (Spicy and Sweet Tempeh Saté)
Posted on January 7, 2012 | 12 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... -
Smoked Fish Mangut Recipe (Javanese Smoked Fish Cooked in Spiced Coconut Milk)
Posted on March 16, 2011 | 13 CommentsIt’s the renew picture of my mangut before. At that time, I used ikan kembung (Indian mackarel or known as short body mackerel). However, it still tastes different when you make it with smoked fish. This dish is a popular dish among the Javanese. Mangut... -
Sambal Tumpang (Javanese Old Tempe Sambal)
Posted on November 4, 2010 | 34 CommentsTempe or tempeh is an Indonesian soybean cake. In order making sambal tumpang, you need tempe semangit. Semangit is derived from a word “sangit” which is meant less pleasant odour. A word “semangit” usually is followed after a word “tempe”, and known as Tempe semangit.... -
Sambal Tempe Penyet (Eastern Javanese Crushed Tempe Sambal)
Posted on April 14, 2010 | 11 CommentsI won’t try to spell tempeh since the correct one is tempe. As I recalled tempe is one of the cheapest protein sources in Indonesia. It’s very different in Canada. Tempe is pretty expensive and can’t be found for purchased in every grocery stores, only... -
Lontong Sayur Recipe (Indonesian Cooked Vegetables in Coconut Milk with Rice Cake)
Posted on March 2, 2009 | 18 CommentsLontong sayur was one of the breakfast routine dishes when I lived in Bogor. A kind of breakfast that we can get from street food vendors with less price where you can add a protein choice such as boiled egg, beef or chicken. Due to... -
Gado-Gado Surabaya – Guest Blogging at Rasa Malaysia
Posted on January 20, 2009 | 21 CommentsTo begin with, I was surprised that Rasa Malaysia has chosen me to be the guest writer of Indonesian cuisine on her blog. Rasa Malaysia is one of my inspired blogs among the Asian specialty blogs. We share the same passion for Asian food as... -
Tempe, the Javanese Meat
Posted on October 15, 2008 | 11 CommentsAs an Indonesian, I prefer to spell tempe rather than tempeh. It is made from soybeans that are natural cultured and fermented into a cake form, which widely used for a staple protein source on the island of Java. According to wikipedia, though, tempe and... -
Pecel Terong Tempe (Surabaya Steamed Eggplants and Tempe with Spiced Coconut Milk Sauce)
Posted on December 15, 2007 | 4 CommentsMy… my… my… this is one of my soulfood. I had been tempted to make it long time ago, but I kept delaying. Finally, I made this by adapting mbak Emi’s recipe. According mbak Emi, she didn’t add any shallot, but I did add a... -
Mendoan Tempe Recipe (Javanese Battered Tempeh)
Posted on December 3, 2007 | 20 CommentsAs I noted on my post here, tempe is very popular and traditional food in Indonesia, especially in Java island where I was born and grew up. Tempe always brings my memory back to Indonesia, where I can find tempe easily, either fresh or cooked....
