Rendang the most popular dish in Southeast Asia and the number one national dish of Indonesia. Rendang hails from Padang, the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of West Sumatra. CNN scoured the planet to create the list of 50 most delicious foods in 2011, and Rendang took the top position on the list.…
Gado Gado is another dish that belongs to the top 5 national dishes of Indonesia, as declared by the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism. To me Gado Gado is the king of all salads from Southeast Asia and can be enjoyed as a side dish or an entree all by itself. What makes this dish so special is…
Soto Ayam is one of my favorite Indonesian comfort soups of the chicken kind. It just so happens that the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism has include this dish in the 5 quintessentially Indonesian dishes that are to be officially considered the nations best foods. Soto is the Javanese word for soup and ayam is the Indonesian…
Meet Chef Siska Silitonga, the first Indonesian Food Truck driver in San Francisco, bringing a bit of her Batak culture to the Bay Area. She shares her story about her journey and her award winning Indonesian spice pastes for home kitchens across the USA. Tune in and find out more about this passionate and talented…
Indo Rice Balls are a snack and a popular street food that hails from the Netherlands. It’s inspired by a popular Indonesian dish called nasi goreng – fried rice. This snack is known as nasibal, a deep fried breaded ball with a filling of spicy fried rice. It was founded back in the early 1950’s…
When in Holland I have my favorite foods. High on the list of my favorite pastry is ‘hazelnoot schuimgebak’. In English; hazelnut meringue pastry. Inspired by this delicious treat I now present to you the new Pandan Coconut Meringue. A sandwich of two crisp meringue cake layers with a filling of pandan pastry creme and sprinkled with…
Indo Dutch culture is threatened with extinction. With the passing of older generations with roots in the former Dutch East Indies, traditions are slowly disappearing. Their children and grand children are very well assimilated in American society. In my opinion it’s important where you live in the present, at the same time you should not…
Two star Michelin Master Chef Pascal Jalhay presented his new book Baru Belanda (New Dutch) during an exclusive release party at Hotel Jakarta in Amsterdam, on March 18th. This tribute to Dutch Indies cuisine already received great reviews. Together with 14 talented chefs, Pascal aims to inspire young chefs to revalue dishes and tastes, modernize…
Indo cooking is not always easy if you have to learn it from someone in the family. In most cases, passing down a recipe happens verbally and it is based on feeling and personal taste. My mother prepares food without recipes and mostly by intuition. She owns no measuring spoons nor cups. Yet she is…
Meet the English shepherd’s pie with an Indo Dutch twist. Pastei is the Dutch word for pie and toetoep/tutup is the Indonesian word for closed. Originally “sheperd’s pie” contains lamb meat and “cottage pie” is made with beef. This eurasian fusion shepherd’s pie contains either beef or chicken. There are many versions of this savory…
And now: a new Indo popcorn sensation on your red-carpet menu during your Oscar Party 2019. I predict it will get high ratings from your guests and will make a repeat appearance during many movie nights in the future. Get ready for a tantalizing and eye-popping experience. Sweet, savory, spicy, special and surprisingly simple to…
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…