Kambu Paria is a traditional Indonesian food that is from Bugis ethnic group. They are inhabited in South Sulawesi province with Ujung Pandang (or Makassar) is the capital city. The Makassar foods are mostly heavily rich in fish or meat. One of them is this Kambu Paria. Bitter melon (Momordica charantia) is also known bitter …
Kambu Paria: Indonesian (Bugis) Stuffed Bitter Melon Read More »
Kare Kepiting is common to be found at places like Sidoarjo, Gresik, Surabaya and Tuban. I grew up in Sidoarjo where there is a small eatery (Depot) which is known for its Kare Kepiting. The depot was located in the corner of the street that goes to Sidoarjo train station. I believed the name was …
Sop Singkong Kalimantan is a unique dish from East Kalimantan. Kalimantan is an island that shared border with Malaysia. The Malaysia side is known as Borneo. This cassava soup is similar to Sop Ayam. Instead of using macaroni or potato in to the soup, this soup has cassava; a tuber root. In the sop singkong …
Pindang Iwak or Pindang Ikan dish is known from in Palembang, South Sumatra. It’s usually made from a river (freshwater) patin (similar to pangasius or basa) fish or baung (a Hemibagrus genus, a fish genus relative to catfish). In Indonesia, the province of South Sumatra, Riau and South Kalimantan are very popular for its freshwater fish …
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Gohu Ikan is a type of raw tuna salad and very refreshing taste from Ternate, East Indonesia. A tender texture of fish is combined with spicy, savoury, tangy and crunch nutty from chilies, shallots, calamansi, balakama or kemangi (lemon basil) and kenari (pili nuts in Tagalog) . Being said that Gohu Ikan has similarity with …
Gohu Ikan Ternate: Indonesian Tuna Ceviche Salad Read More »
Bumbu Dasar Merah (Red Basic Spices Paste) is the last series of my Indonesian Bumbu Dasar. Hope these Bumbu Dasar series will help your Indonesian cooking. I remade Bumbu Dasar Merah, Kuning (Yellow) and Putih at the same time last month as you can see the red is almost done. However, the white and Yellow are …
Indonesian Bumbu Dasar or Basic Spices Paste is one way to have a short-cut to your Indonesian cooking. The name of the bumbu dasar is depending its colour of paste; Merah (Red), Putih (White), and Kuning (Yellow). Some people will have additional bumbu dasar (Indonesian Basic Spices Paste)s such as Oranye (Orange) and Hitam (Black). …
A Korean Grilled Baby Octopus ( Jjukkumi Gui) is another way to have tender, enjoyably chewy and flavoursome baby octopus. Have you ever had grilled baby octopus? If you haven’t and you are an adventurous eater like me, you’ve got to try it! Easy and fast cooking is the reason why I decided to make …
Ayam Besengek is an old recipe that is popular during colonialism era of Indonesia. This dish has a tied history with Indonesia’s feminist hero from Java; Raden Adjeng Kartini. Unfortunately, Ayam Besengek dish isn’t too common anymore to be found in Java anymore. R. A. Kartini and Her Cooking’s Story Raden Adjeng Kartini (or sometimes …
Ayam Taliwang is a BBQ or Grilled Chicken that I enjoyed. Who doesn’t love the BBQ chicken unless you are a vegetarian or vegan? Compare to other Indonesian style BBQ chicken, this is the most simple one in term of ingredients. Terasi and Indonesian Palm Sugar vs Thai Palm Sugar and Terasi (fermented shrimp paste), …
