Asem Asem Ikan atau Asam Padeh Ikan. Green tomatoes are such a rare commodities here in this city. So when I spotted them snuggled in the corner of fresh veggie section I quickly grabbed a handful of them. Green tomatoes means sambal lado mudo, ayam cabai hijau, or something fresh and sour with fish………….
Two most popular signature Balinese dish is Bebek Betutu (dirty duck) and crisp-roast suckling pig. If I could list five signature dish, it would be those two dish above, sambal matah, seafood satay (sate lilit) and lawar. Lawar is a popular and most common vegetable dish in Bali
Ceritarasa Cookbook is a collection of alternative recipes from William Wongso’s cooking program on Metro TV. I got this special cook book as a giveaway after joining a cooking class featuring Indonesian food hosted by Ritz Carlton Portman in Shanghai. William was a guest chef at the hotel.
Sudah hampir semingguan ini menu masakan nggak jauh-jauh dari mie, sup dan soto. Cuaca udah mulai dingin sih, di rumah juga sudah perlu pasang heater kalau menjelang malam. Kaus kaki & sweater juga sudah siap terlipat di sofa dekat tv.
Seumur2 baru ini nyoba si Gandul yang gurih ini. Baunya khas banget, mungkin tambahan kuah rebusan dari ribs juga ya yang bikin beda……
The original recipe calls for goat/lamb fat tissue wrap around individual stick to hold the mixture together in the grilling process. Lamb is a bit too rich for us, so I decided to stuff the mixture with breadcrumbs……..
This afternoon when I was rooting through the fridge, I found a pack of ONCOM, bought a few days ago. For those of you who are not aware what is it, have a look at the link, oncom is closely related to tempeh. There’re 2 types – the orange one which is softer and the black one or also known as “Oncom Bandung” ……….
My all time favorite dish whenever I’m back in Jakarta
One of my favorite curry which is not s0 commonly heard is Gajeboh curry. I assume because of its unpopular main ingredient, extremely fatty part of the meat. Actually a couple of pieces I made was fat only, that thick layer of serious fat
I’ve been invited by Bee from Rasa Malaysia to be a guest blogger on her website featuring Indonesian cuisine. After a few short discussions, back and forth emails with a foodie blog friend, Pepy from Indonesia-Eats, we agree to come up with a different concept featuring varieties of a particular dish that’s popular in Indonesia & Asia. So, this would be quite fun to do.
Indonesia is believed to be the Home of Sate. Ini katanya Wiki loh, saya taunya kalo di Indonesia sate itu variasinya banyak banget, sampai-sampai beberapa jenis malah saya belum pernah denger sama sekali apalagi nyobain.
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My gear is a DSLR Nikon D700 paired with several lenses 50mm f/1.4 and 60mm f/2.8 as my prime lens for food photography. When out & about I take my my 24-70mm which is also the latest addition to the family. What can I say, it's an addictive hobby :D
