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Tag Archives: Indonesian
Selamat pagi, Yogyakarta: a surprisingly rich and savory chicken rice porridge for breakfast
I’ll start by saying that I’m not one for sweet breakfasts. As regular readers will know (ex. 1, ex. 2, ex. 3), I prefer savory foods leftover from the night before to American breakfast cereal or glazed donuts. A recent … Continue reading →
Posted in - Featured Food Discoveries, - Recipes, - Unique food traditions, Chinese food, Malay/Indonesian food, Thai/Lao food
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Tagged อินโด, อินโดนีเซีย, โจ๊ก, breakfast, chicken, congee, 粥, 鸡, Indonesian, rice porridge, soto, 印尼, 印度尼西亚, 早餐
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Salam leaf, an essential flavor in Indonesian cooking
What you are seeing above is NOT a bay leaf. I say this because it seems like a majority of all recipe sites and blogs online, as well as cookbooks translate daun salam as “bay leaf” in English. In fact, … Continue reading →
Posted in - Featured Food Discoveries, Malay/Indonesian food
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Tagged Asian bay leaves, bay, cardamom, cinnamon, comparison, daun salam, Indonesian, leaf, Yogyakarta
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More Indonesian delights from Cafe Pendawa Lima
Cafe Pendawa Lima is not super convenient for me to visit, but the sheer variety always includes new, interesting, and delicious finds. And the prices are right. If I spend an additional 45 minutes to go out of my way … Continue reading →
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Tagged ayam sambal pete ijo, น้ำเม็ดแมงลัก, สะตอ, basil seed drink, bihun goreng, cafe pendawa lima, collard greens, fried tofu, giant stuffed tofu, indonesia restaurant, Indonesian, jackfruit curry, nasi padang, petai bean, tahu tempe pete telur
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