A unique Indo Dutch heritage calendar, featuring SoCal Indo-Dutch Americans loving their Indo Dutch food culture, is offered for free. This limited edition calendar will be included with your cookbook order placed via this site. We preserve our heritage whenever we serve that special food that relates to our community and culture. It provides a…
DetailsSriracha has become the modern synonym for hot sauce, as Kleenex is for tissue and Band-Aid is for adhesive bandage. The cult-like popularity of the trendsetting, U.S. made, fiery red condiment in the green-capped squeeze bottle with the rooster logo (aka rooster sauce) has even inspired Heinz, Tabasco and Lee Kum Kee to follow with…
DetailsAnother Indo Dutch food talk was on the schedule for the East Coast this time. Of course there was more because we know that talking about food grows an appetite. So, there I went on the red-eye to New York with a suitcase full of terasi, krupuk and spices. An invitation to speak and cook…
DetailsWhen eating my Indo Dutch soul food, I often get memory flashbacks that I associate with the dish I eat. When eating fried bananas (Pisang Goreng) for example, I am catapulted back in time to the family restaurant Djokja in Amsterdam, where I grew up. There was never a dull moment. If you were able…
DetailsA hefty fine was imposed on Mr. Keasberry in Surabaya. Big news back in the day – say 78 years ago. When you Google or search online and type in the name Keasberry, you come across all kinds of things. The name Keasberry also appeared in a scanned page of the newspaper Bataviaasch nieuwsblad (Batavian…
DetailsThere is so much to share on the subject of Indo Dutch Culinary Heritage. Luckily the media has shown interest in Indo Dutch Kitchen Secrets to help amplify the message. We need exposure to support our mission: to get America to explore this fascinating cuisine. I have been humbled by rave reviews and warm responses.…
DetailsBefore the times of television and 3D-viewers there was Stereoscope, a device by which two photographs of the same object taken at slightly different angles are viewed together, creating an impression of depth and solidity. My great grandfather Neville Keasberry was a well known photographer in Malang, Java. He had a subscription service you could…
DetailsMy first book came out in 2012: Indische Keukengeheimen…. Text in Dutch: Op veler verzoek een nieuw Indisch kookboek van de familie Keasberry Authentieke familierecepten van 3 generaties, door Jeff Keasberry. Gedurende 350 jaar koloniale intimiteit in het voormalig Nederlands-Indië is niet alleen een mengcultuur ontstaan, maar ook een van de oudste fusionkeukens ter…
DetailsThe response to the first Indo Dutch Heritage cookbook in English has been overwhelming. I am very thankful for the feedback received so far, some of it in writing – read below. Check also reviews in media “Hi Jeff, I wanted to let you know that the 2 cookbooks just came in the mail today and thank you…
DetailsDo you really know all there is to know about the Rijsttafel? Just in case, it is a Dutch word that literally means ‘Rice Table’ in English. But what is it? In short, it is an elaborate banquet of regional Indonesian dishes served Dutch style. As I explained in my cookbook Indo Dutch Kitchen Secrets,…
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