The holidays are here and each culture brings its own delicious sweets. In Holland they celebrate Sinterklaas (in English Saint Nicolas – patron of children, sailors and the city of Amsterdam, arrives by boat from Spain with his white horse and his helpers). The official holiday is on his birthday on December 6th. He brings…
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Close your eyes and smell the roses! Another scent comes into play, which is that of coconut. We present our tropical delight: Coconut Ice Cream with Rose Syrup. Use a melon ball scooper for about 5 vanilla ice cream balls per serving. Roll them in a bed of grated coconut and put them in a classic…
Today, in our Nouvelle Indo Cuisine series we have: Satay (sate) Pisang Goreng. When we hear satay, it makes us think of the skewered meat treat, usually marinated pieces of pork, lamb or chicken barbecued to a nice crispy edge and topped with peanut sauce or ketjap manis (sweet soy sauce). An out-of-the-box approach is the Satay…
In many countries, this popular salad is also known as Russian salad. In Holland, this is a very popular meal known as ‘huzaren salade’ (Hussars salad), which the Dutch brought to the archipelago of the Netherlands East Indies (now known as Indonesia). There are different stories about the origin of this salad. It is said…
These delicious little balls are a traditional sweet snack from Java, Indonesia. Don’t be fooled by their innocent look, as these little spheres of delight, made of rice flour with grated coconut, contain a well concealed surprise. I call them little culinary time bombs, that will explode in your mouth as soon as you take a bite in…
When we want to feel good we often cook food that brings us comfort and joy. We happily share it with family and friends to give us that instant connection and a sense of belonging. The unique Indo Dutch cuisine brings the best of two cultures (Indonesian and Dutch) together in a fusion cooking style that originated…
Toko is the generic Indonesian word for store or shop. In the Netherlands it is known as a specialty grocery store selling mainly Asian food products of which the owners are generally Indo-European, native Indonesian, Surinamese, Chinese or Vietnamese. Sourcing Indonesian grocery’s at Dutch and Asian specialty stores in the USA is still quite challenging but…
What? Talking unusual combinations in food, means talking about indo food! The whole cuisine is a fusion of different things, making for the most interesting and surprising palet pleasers. I grew up with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and cheese sandwiches with strawberry jelly. When I got to Jakarta, I was introduced to the wonderful…