This is the ever popular steamed fish found in every Chinese restaurant. The delicately steamed fish, usually

One of the thing I look forward to when going for a dim sum is the dessert. One is the flaky crunchy egg tart,

A light and refreshing dish, with hint of citrus from lemongrass and crunch and nuttiness from peanut, Thai le

Sambal mangga goes perfectly with grilled dishes, especially grilled seafood dishes like fish and shrimp. Usin

If you love matcha (Japanese green tea), you are going to love these steamed buns. It is really fast to make,

Here in Indonesia, it is super easy to buy soy milk, so easy in fact that we have different brands to choose f

I am in a tauco phase LOL, but I promise this is the last one, at least for a while. You know why? Because I u

I am submitting this post to the Indonesian Food Blogger Challenge No. 15: Kuliner Peranakan (i.e. Peranakan C

Among the many Thai curries, panang curry is the mildest, a perfect entry for those who start venturing into T

Bird eye chili lovers, you are going to love this one, super fiery hot bird eye chili sauce from the province

This is a really simple shrimp salad, as long as you have some fresh shrimps and the ingredients to make the d

There are certain ingredients we use just to give that umami kick, for example fish sauce and shrimp paste, wh

Tauco is Indonesian version of fermented soy bean, and the best in my opinion comes from Medan. I am partial s

I have a weird habit of making lots of hard boiled eggs at a time and slowly finish them throughout the coming

I love soy bean milk, and this edamame milk has a really similar taste to that, which is not surprising giving

This is one of the easiest and fastest stew ever, like you really don't need more than 15 minutes of cooking t

Here is a simple refreshing drink made with coffee, coconut milk, palm sugar, pandan leaves, and toddy palm fr

Made of soy bean, tempe is naturally packed with protein comparable to that of a meat, so tempe steak is not a

Mendol tempe is a specialty of East Java, especially around the city of Malang. It is made with tempe (soy bea

Tape (fermented cassava) is among my favorite ingredient in snacks and desserts, I sometimes eat this straight

Plecing is a vegetable side dish served with fiery spicy tomato sauce. Originated from the island of Lombok, p

Another ice cream hack, but this time with yuzu (citron) instead of matcha (green tea). Here in Indonesia, it

I am actually quite embarrassed to call this a recipe since this is more a hack, but a pretty nifty one, so I

Gado-gado and pecel are two of the most popular vegetables in peanut sauce nationwide. Gado-gado is almost alw

Indonesia was under Dutch colonial rule for a long time, and during that time, some of the Dutch cuisine was a

The naming of a soto is pretty simple, usually we just append the location it hails from after soto. For examp

Iridori is one of the many traditional Japanese osechi dishes, meaning it is more common to see this for the n

This is something of a twist from my basic nasi uduk recipe, by adding some spinach and turn it into something

This is a variation of my chicken and red bean soup, but using black soy bean instead of red bean. I am not a

Aside from tom yam kung, tom kha kai is a really close runner up as my favorite Thai soup. This is another sup

Wonderful thing happened the other day. As I said, every time I moved I seemed to be loosing some of my recipe

I am definitely going through pandan dessert phase, so please bear with me. This time I am going to use pandan

For a really long time, I thought the hottest chili in Indonesia is bird eye chili, a.k.a. cabe rawit. Then on

One of the most quintessential Chinese jam is pineapple jam, which is widely used as filling for pineapple tar

Each time I make pandan extract, I am left with pandan leaf pulp, which is actually still very flavorful. Thro

Sambal rebus is a must have for soto lovers. This fiery chili sauce is a breeze to make, with Thai chilies and