It was quite easy to familiarize ourselves with the Indonesian language, at least as far as the culinary art is concerned. Several simple words, such as nasi (rice), mie (noodles), goreng (fried), rebus (cooked), bakar…
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Cooking with Nora – Indonesian cuisine on Sumatra
Our next destination was Bukit Lawang, one of the last remaining sites for wild orangutan spotting. The jungly Gunung Leuser national park is slightly commercialized, with tourists bringing both money which sustains the park and ilnesses which threaten the…
Tempeh – Indonesian daily bread
Apart from meat, which usually means fried chicken, the Javans consume a lot of soy in the form of tofu (tahu) or tempeh (tempe). As opposed to tahu, which originated in China, tempe is a traditional…
Two Hungry Javans
For two weeks we’ve been slowly exploring Java and its culinary traditions. The streets are full of food vendors, but to be frank we are not thrilled. The warungs, or primitive street side restaurants, and…