You know the reason why I love Phở Bò. It’s very much like Bakso or Baso (Indonesian Beefball Soup). Again bakso is varies between each region in Indonesia. Just like bakso, to make a good pho bo, you will need a good broth. I enjoy broth soup very much on the other hand my husband loves …
Pho Bo Recipe (Vietnamese Beef Rice Noodle Soup) Read More »
Those who are Indonesians would recognize these banana snacks as Pisang Aroma (literally translated aroma banana). In Indonesia, pisang aroma has many different variants by adding jackfruit, pineapple, chocolate sprinkle (meises) and grated cheese. I myself am too lazy to make. Winnipeg was so hot today and drove by the Isabel street. My intention was …
Bunga telang (or bunga teleng or kembang teleng or or bunga biru) is also known as Butterfly Pea or Blue Pea Vine in English. This plant is native to tropical equatorial Asia, but has been introduced to Africa, Australia and America. I was a bit weird when I knew the scientific name Clitoria Ternatea. Then …
Bunga Telang (Blue Pea Vine or Butterfly Pea), A Natural Blue Food Dye Read More »
Som Tam (Som Tum) or Thai green papaya salad originates from Laos which is known as Dtam Mak Huhng (Tam Mak Hoong). Som Tum is a very popular food for Thai people especially in northeastern Thailand (Issan). Thai som tam is sweet, sour, and spicy, and a little salty while Lao dtam mak huhng goes …
Buchujeon and Buchu Buchimgae have the same meaning; Korean Chive Pancake. Jeon or Buchimgae is a delicious and savoury Korean pancake-like dish made from various ingredients and they are mixed into a wheat flour-based batter, and then pan fried. Buchu is a Korean term for Asian or Chinese or Garlic Chive. In Indonesia, it’s called …
Korean Chives Pancake Recipe (Buchujeon/Buchu Buchimgae) Read More »
In Indonesia, green papaya is not only for salad but it can be used for curry base soup, fish cake or pastry fillings. Many people who live in other parts of the world know the popular green papaya salad from Thailand, som tam. But not many people know about Gohu and few people know Goi du …
Vietnamese Green Papaya Salad Recipe (Gỏi Đu Đủ) Read More »
The idea of making Canh Cu Sen (Vietnamese Lotus Root Soup) happened when I stumbled upon Wandering Chopsticks post. The original recipe is applied pork bones or ribs. For those who can’t eat pork as I do, you can use beef marrow or beef ribs. As I’m thinking to make something alkaline, I decided to …
Durian is a fruit that either people will love it or hate it. Durian’s name comes from a Indonesian/Malay word “duri” which means thorn and -an is a suffix together for building a noun in bahasa Indonesia and bahasa Melayu. The durian tree grows best in ultra-tropical climate zone. It is a native of …
I have posted this article in bahasa Indonesia on goorme before. I promised to Shulie of Food Wanderings to write the English edition since we have been discussing about kokum on twitter quite some time. It’s not like my usual post that I have a picture at the beginning of the post. This time, pictures will …
My family style of omelette is added by shallot and chili slices and we enjoy it with sambal kecap manis (kecap manis, shallots, chilies and key lime). Growing up with bitter melons (pare, paria) for salad, stir fry and dumpling, I never thought making them for an omelette. I first tasted a bitter melon omelette …
