Dutch people like home cooking books that contain traditional, but not too complicated recipes. They love cookbooks with familiar comfort food that enhance the homely atmosphere. Books which start with a personal story from the chef about those delicious meals from parents and grand parents. They want to read cookbooks in order to connect with…
When two cultures meet, beautiful things happen. Like the Indo Dutch cooking style, for example, derived from a blend of Western and Oriental cooking techniques and ingredients. A kitchen that is the heart of the hybrid culture that originated in the former Dutch East Indies (modern Indonesia). This cooking style came along with the Indo…
Celebrate the coming of summer with a tasty Indische Huzarensalade – as it is called in Dutch. A light purple colored dish with a fresh, lightly sweet ‘n sour taste. I have fond memories of this delicious salad, the way my dad Bill used to make it. A traditional Indo Dutch dish that made it into…
What do you get when you cross a bamboo stick with a banana? Or better yet, a banana threaded on a bamboo skewer? Meet deliciously sweet, soft, crispy banana slices, deep fried in a special batter with melted chocolate and sprinkled with a Dutch umami: ‘grated mature cheese.’ What? Yes, not so strange. Have you heard of Chocolate…
“It is only real Indo Dutch* food when it contains coriander and cumin!” This often heard remark suggests that Indo food needs coriander and cumin for it to be considered authentic. I also often hear: “Oh, that needs more salt!” “That’s not how you should make that!” “It doesn’t taste the same…!” “Why is there…
TAHOE TELOR PETIS by Oma (grandma) Jessy. My mother appeared on the Dutch cooking channel 24kitchen in May of 2016. The show is called ‘as only grandma can’ and features Indies grandmas who cook with TV-chef and host Danny Jansen. The whole production team came to her house to tape some segments for the show. There…
De Indische keuken is weer in de spotlight in Nederland. Keukenprinsessen koken zich een Indische slag in de rondte en delen vrolijk de goedbewaarde familierecepten. Dat is goed nieuws voor het voortbestaan van de unieke Indische eetcultuur in Nederland. Twee nieuwe Indische kookboeken. Deze maand zijn er twee boeken uitgekomen met daarin een verzameling van recepten…
“Tinkering with Grandma’s recipes is ‘not done’!” “Say what now? This is a sacrilege!” “No, I wouldn’t do that son!” “Granny would come to haunt you in the kitchen!” These were just a few of the comments and emotional objections from concerned Indo cooks, when I talked about the new Indo Dutch cuisine. Or did…
This dish is inspired by a salad from the Island of Sumatra with a mediterranean heritage. A proper meal named after the city of Padang with shrimp crackers of the city of Palembang. It’s fresh and varied and delicious voor a sunny day. Easy to prepare. The Krupuk Palembang is available at better Asian grocery…
Ter nagedachtenis van onze tante Erie hebben wij onlangs bij ons thuis, voor een kleine groep familie en vrienden, een selamatan gehouden. Op de 40e dag na het overlijden wordt er een ceremoniële maaltijd geserveerd. Een gebruik dat uit Java met de migratie is meegekomen en behoort tot de Indische culinaire erfenis. Deze traditie wordt…
The Indo Dutch cuisine knows a lot of sweet delights: from cakes, puddings, steamed-, baked- and deep-fried pastries. One of the most well known cakes is the Pandan Cake (recipe in my 1st Dutch book) – which is also called a Chiffon cake, a light and fluffy cake with subtle, gentle, fragrant flavours of Pandan, from…
You would not expect Brussels sprouts in the South East Asian cuisine. The Dutch Indo kitchen offers endless opportunities to experiment. This Indo Dutch fusion cuisine has further evolved in the Netherlands by the blending of Indonesian spices with European ingredients. Sambal Goreng Brussels sprouts is one example. As a child I didn’t like Brussels sprouts that…