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 …
Sambal Matah is a famous raw sambal from the Gods island of Bali. This sambal matah was appeared first time on Indonesia Eats on January 7, 2008. But I decided to renew the pic. This sambal matah is perfect for you grilled chicken or fish. Thera are two versions of Sambal Matah. One is with …
Sambai On Peuga-ga or can be translated as Aceh Style Pennywort Sambal or Sambal Pegagan Aceh in Indonesian. I was making this sambal for the first time in 2007 and fell in love with the taste. As a long weekend approached us last week in Canada, I made two kinds of pennywort dish. One was from Indonesia, Aceh …
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Kuih Spera or as Lisa from Lemony Kitchen explained it’s similar to curry puff but with coconut filling. For Indonesians Curry Puff is pretty much a buddy of Pastel or Jalakote. When I approached Lisa to be my first Malaysian guest post I simply wanted something that has a root to her background. Seeing Lisa’s …
Kuih Spera Recipe (Malaysian Curry Puff with Coconut Filling) Read More »
As an Indonesian who ate ample mie goreng (or Dutch call it bamie) from street hawkers back when I was in Indonesia or from my late mom’s kitchen, I was guilty to not share this easy recipe long time ago. Until last January, another good Filipino friend through blogging world, Ray Gingco of Wok with …
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Kare-Kare is such an intrigue word for me when the first time I heard it. Kare (also known as kari) means curry in bahasa Indonesia. It’s hard for me to not drooling when I heard the words Oxtail Kare-Kare. I’m an oxtail lover and often looking for other recipes of oxtail beside sup buntut (oxtail …
Oxtail Kare-Kare Recipe (Filipino Oxtail Peanut Stew) Read More »
When the Javanese adores lemper and the Manadonese loves lalampa, Medan has pulut udang. For those who know about Nyonya or Peranakan food will recognize this pulut udang. Medan is very famous with its pulut udang. Just like in Malaysia and Singapore, Medan (located on Sumatra island) calls sticky rice as pulut. Since I grew …
This sambal bawang is a continuing post from my previous one, nasi udang (shrimp rice). Don’t be surprised on how much chilies that I used. I used a recipe from Tabloid Nova but I have alternated the recipe by adding ground dried shrimp instead of adding chicken bullion which usually contains MSG. The original recipe …
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This Nasi Udang Bu Rudy aka shrimp rice ala Mrs. Rudy is very popular among culinary travelers in Indonesia. Bu Rudy (Mrs. Rudy) has been selling foods since 1990, but this nasi udang was a new menu that was added in 2001. The story back whenever her husband went for fishing in the sea, …
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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 …
