In this episode of The Rice Table, we reflect on the life and legacy of Sri Owen, one of the most influential voices in bringing Indonesian cuisine to a global audience.
Host Jeff speaks with Janice Gabriel, a London-based television producer, food writer, researcher, and curator whom he met at the symposium Indonesian Food Outside Indonesia in Leiden, the Netherlands. Janice moderated the opening plenary, which honored Sri Owen and explored how Indonesian food travels, adapts, and is represented abroad.
Together, they discuss Sri Owen’s lasting impact, the role of diaspora in shaping culinary identity, and the ongoing question of authenticity in a global context.
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Sri Owen
Something about myself …
I was born in West Sumatra, before World War 2, when Indonesia was still ruled by the Dutch. As a toddler, I was always in my grandmother’s kitchen, watching her cook. But childhood ended when my parents took me and my younger sisters to Java, to my mother’s family home, because they thought we would be safer there from the invading Japanese. Read more
