From the name siomay, you can tell this food had an influence from the Chinese who immigrated to Indonesia long time ago. A word of siomay itself is derived from shaomai (also spelled shui mai, shu mai, sui mai, sui maai, shui mei, siu mai, shao...
Sambal Terasi with Bilimbi
Growing up in the country where sambal is in every corner of food stalls or restaurants, I enjoy making my own sambal since moving to Canada. Every household has a different style of sambal terasi and my family used to enhance with bilimbi...
About Photography
This write-up is for readers who are curious what camera and lens I have used. I started my photography interest through food. Well, food is something that are always needed by people, don't you think? I quoted what my beloved mom said...
Tong Ho - Garland Chrysanthemum - Chrysanthemum Leaves
Names: Tong Ho, Garland Chrysanthemum, Chrysanthemum Leaves, Crown Daisy, Shingiku, Tong Hao, Tung Ho, Tang Ho, Chong Ho, Kor Tongho, Tong Ho Choy, Tong Hao Cai, Thung Ho, Shunigku, Kikuna, Tan O, Cai Cui, Ssukgat, Chrysanthemum GreensBotanical Name:...
Sambal Tumpang (Java Style Old Tempe Sambal)
Tempe or tempeh is an Indonesian soybean cake. In order making sambal tumpang, you need tempe semangit. Semangit is derived from a word "sangit" which is meant less pleasant odour. A word "semangit" usually is followed after a word "tempe", and known...
Kakul Mekuah (Bali Style Freshwater Snail Soup)
Kakul is the Balinese term for freshwater snail. In Indonesian term, it's known as keong sawah. As you may notice that Indonesia is a country with many dialects, I have known two other names; kreco in Surabayan (East Javanese) and tutut in Sundanese...
Please Vote For Me in the So Nice Green Contest
Has anybody ever heard about So Nice brand? I'm not going to have a promotion about this soy beverage which I use a lot. So Nice has organized a Green Contest. In this contest, the participates are asked to share their idea on how to make a better...
The Colour of Fall 2010
These pictures were taken at the park in Winnipeg that honestly I forgot the name. It is close to where one of my buddies lives. Out of the blue, this buddy called and asked me to go to the park for pictures. It was in the middle of September. With...
Cassava Cheese Cake (Kue Singkong Keju) Recipe
Cassava (Manihot esculenta), also called yuca or manioc, is a woody shrub of the Euphorbiaceae (spurge family) native to South America. There are two names for cassava in Indonesian, singkong and ubi kayu. According to wikipedia, it is extensively...
Pho No 1
There are so many Vietnamese restaurants in Winnipeg. I heard about Pho No 1 from some other Indonesian friends. One time, I was meeting up one Indonesian foodie who lives in Winnipeg as well. Fitri was suggesting to meet at Nou Eul Tor, a Korean...
Mie Sop Ayam Medan (Medan-Style Chicken Noodle Soup) Recipe
With many different style of chicken noodle soup in the country (depend on the region off course), this one was not the soup that I grew up. Yet, I felt in love right away! Being raised in Java island (thou my dad originally was from Medan), I wasn't...
Boon Burger Cafe - Canada's First All Vegetarian Burger Cafe
I first interested after reading my Winnipeger's foodie buddy, Zollipop. Back when she posted about it, I somehow forgot about this place. Then, two days ago at the urbanspoon, I found people posted some pictures of this cafe. One of them was a picture...
Apple Buckwheat Crumble (Gluten Free) Recipe
I got a bag of apples and didn't know what to do, too many recipes out there. Apple sauce, apple pie, chicken apple, you name it!Then, when I stopped by at Hyundae mart, I found a great deal on roasted buckwheat (kasha) and beans. Beside...
Salmon Head Tempura
A Canadian adaptation of Japanese tempura. It's often to be offered at Japanese restaurants and served with a special sauce.Salmon heads and trims are common to be sold at the markets here. At Asian markets, I often see salmon heads on sale. ...
Ethiopian #1: Food and Tradition
These pictures have been long overdue. Seven months ago when I still stayed in Boissevain, I was kinda craving for Ethiopian food. But, no Ethiopian restaurants in the province except in Winnipeg. Then, I read on the Brandon local newspaper that there...
Momo - Japanese & Korean Restaurant
Please find 3 more pictures below that have been in my file since early January and April this year. I went to this place about 3 times already. I first came to try this restaurant with a friend and chose Ohjinguh Bokkeum meal. It came with onjinguh...
B� Nu?ng L� L?t - Vietnamese Grilled Beef in Wild Betel Leaf
Summer is almost over, but we still do grilling or barbecuing, don't we? After choosing several different Vietnamese recipes from Vietnamese bloggers that I trust for its authenticity, I decided to go for B� Nu?ng L� L?t (B� = Beef, Nu?ng = Grill, L�...
Cantik Manis - Indonesian Sweet Pretty Cake
Cantik means pretty while manis means sweet. It's straight forward translated from its name. Even though the name is cantik manis, I reduced the sugar amount from the recipe that I saw in my Yasa Boga cookbook. It's very easy to make, no steaming...
Binte Biluhuta - Milu Siram - Gorontalo Corn Soup
Anybody remember the folk song of binte bilihuta? It's not only a song title, binte biluhuta is a corn soup from Gorontalo.Gorontalo province is known as the largest corn producer in Indonesia. Beside as an export commodity, sweet corns are main ingredients...
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