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 …
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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 »
Note: this was inteded to be posted 2 years ago when I travelled to Indonesia in 2014 where I spent 6 days in Bali before I saw my family back in Sidoarjo. Pasar Ikan Kedonganan or Kedonganan Fish Market is one must visited place for foodies if you go for holidaying to Bali, Indonesia. It’s …
Ikan Ceng Cuan is a Cina Benteng fish dish. For non-Indonesian, the term Cina Benteng might not be familiar. Cina Benteng is literally translated as Fortress Chinese or Benteng Chinese which refers to a community of Chinese Indonesians residing in Tangerang; located in Banten province of Indonesia. Tangerang is located on the west of Jakarta, …
Ikan Ceng Cuan (Braised Ginger Fish – Peranakan Style) Read More »
Bali is a heaven for fish and seafood lovers. To be honest, I don’t enjoy sushi as much as sashimi. I used to love sushi so much but now if I have to choose sushi or sashimi, I’ll go fo sashimi all the way. Somebody craved for Japanese food while we were in Indonesia. I …
If Japanese and Korean use seaweed, so does Indonesian especially Balinese. Bulung Kuah Pindang is another recipe from Bali where you can apply kuah pindang (Balinese fish stock) beside rujak kuah pindang (fruit salad with fish stock). When the first time I read the cookbook of Lonny Gerungan “The Bali Cookbook” years ago, I was …
Dandelion or randa tapak in Indonesian is from genus Taraxacum (pron.: /təˈræksəkʉm/) which is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. They are native to Eurasia and North and South America. Two species of Taraxacum, T. officinale and T. erythrospermum, are found as weeds worldwide and completely edible. Dandelion has many things …
Ikan Pindang is a way to preserve the fish in Indonesia which I see very close to brining process. Brining fish and seafood is a great technique to flavour fish and seafood as the ocean itself is a sort of the original brine. Since fish and seafood are delicate, they can easily dry out if …
Fish Pie is a traditional British food beside Fish Chips. After making fish and chips the other day, I still had some cod left in the fridge. I searched fish recipes that don’t need any deep frying method. Since cod is popular to be used in British cooking, I was thinking to look for another …
