Tucked away in Woodland Hills, LaaLaaPan Indonesian Cuisine brings a vibrant slice of Indonesia to Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley. More than just a restaurant, it’s a gateway to the bold flavors and traditions of Southeast Asia. I was introduced to LaaLaaPan by my friend, Michael Passage. “You have to try this Indonesian place!” he…
Ever heard of Nasi Goreng, the popular Indonesian fried rice? Indonesian food has been under the radar in America and is finally getting more attention. More Indonesian pop-ups and small eateries are opening up across the nation and more people are trying the cuisine that is known for it’s (complex) layers of flavors and exotic…
Let’s Eat – Ayo Makan! Join our digital dinner party with Indo food. Food is a means of connection. In the face of trying times and social distancing, we are sharing our special events and parties online. We have WiFi as the new long table and your phone, tablet or laptop is the new place setting.…
Like a blast from the past, I saw a picture of my oma Keasberry featured in a 1973 edition of Prinses, a weekly Dutch magazine. I had never seen it before and was happily surprised. My facebook friend Cindy posted a snapshot of the pages soon after she had found it in her late fathers…
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…
One of my favorite comfort foods is soup of the chicken kind ; soto ayam. Soto is the Javanese word for soup and ayam is the Indonesian word for chicken. There are different versions depending on where the soto is served. Some historians suggested that soto was a mixture of traditions in the region. There…
When you Google ‘rijsttafel’ you will see from the top results that the rijsttafel is an elaborate meal adapted by the Dutch following the hidang presentation of nasi Padang, an Indonesian dining ritual from the region of West Sumatra. It’s time to debunk this newly created myth. When it comes to the history of Indo-Dutch culinary traditions there are no…
Grandma Keasberry is well known for her famous Indonesian restaurant Djokja, which she opened in 1954 in Amsterdam and her cookbook ‘Oma Keasberry’s Indische Keukengeheimen,’ in which she revealed her kitchen secrets. The book was in print in the Netherlands for more than 20 years. Check out the trailer video – with photo’s and added excerpt…
Als ik van school kwam liep ik meteen door naar de restaurantkeuken, pakte een bord, schepte wat rijst op, goot er wat tomatensoep overheen en dan een lekker stuk bebotok en kroepoek erbij. Bebotok is een pittig gekruid, gestoofd gehakt. Een ‘signature dish’ van het restaurant. Het recept is van mijn moeder Jessy en is een…
What better way to start the day than with an egg shining you in the face?