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), …
Pesan Be Pasih is a Balinese way to cook fish that is covered with spices then wrapped in banana leaves and grilled Actually Pesan Be Pasih is made from Base Cenik (Base Genep = Base Cenik + Wewangen). However, Base Genep which is more completed compare to Base Cenik (Small Base Genep), we can always …
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Rica Rodo is actually a very simple dish yet flavourful from Manado (North Sulawesi). When I first tried Rica Rodo at one of Manado restaurants in Jakarta, I fell in love right away. The only challenge I got when I tried to recreate Rica Rodo was sourcing fresh turmeric leaves which I substituted with dry …
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Pepes Jamur Sunda is a steamed mushroom dish that is very popular in Indonesia. Compare to many other Indonesian dishes, Sundanese foods are more simple in ingredients. Sunda is an ethnic group that is inhabited on the west part of Java island. For people with a restricted diet such as vegans, this food is a …
Nasi Kerabu Malaysia is a type of mixed rice, in which it has a blue colour and eaten with fish, chicken, beef, crackers, salads and/or pickles. The blue colour of Nasi Kerabu comes from the petals of Clitoria ternatea (butterfly-pea) flowers or bunga telang. Due to its popularity in the east coast states of Peninsular Malaysia such as Kelantan and Terengganu, Nasi Kerabu …
