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Finding Art in Malaysia
One of my favourite ways to peer into the heart of a country is by getting to know it through the eye of its artists. Through the visual arts I learn by feeling and...
Leaf it to Tea
The rain-watered, sun-drenched highlands of Indonesia are ideal for growing top-quality tea. Since the establishment of the first tea plantations in the seventeenth...
Kecap Manis: Indonesia’s National Condiments
A blend of soy sauce and palm sugar, kecap manis is as common a sight on Indonesian dining tables as rice, and is used in such signature Indonesia dishes as nasi goreng,...
Experience food in Indonesia
When expats make plans of going to Indonesia, they usually imagine the busy streets of Jakarta, with their vibrant atmosphere and traces of colonial history, or...
Bakso Man
As the sun slowly sinks below the horizon, the last rays of light bathe the beach in a warm glow. Silhouetted against the shimmering sun, little children play in...
Panji Kromo. The Last Breath of the Prince
The present limited-edition, signed and numbered, handmade photobook is the resultof a passion for a specific type of performing arts namely the Javanese masked dance...
Rendang: Minang Legacy to the World
Reno Andam Suri began her rendang-production business, Rendang Uni Farah, in 2004. She dreamed of promoting rendang to a wider audience by introducing vacuum-packed...
Dance. Ketuk Tilu by Gerard Mosterd
Duet from Ketuk Tilu, choreography by Gerard Mosterd. Music by Jugala Orchestra Bandung. Gugum Gumbirah. Voice by Euris Komariah. Danced by January Low and Raziman...
Food security in Indonesia
By: John McCarthy and Zahari Zen It takes an act of imagination for a visitor in downtown Jakarta to conceive that food security might be an issue for this nation. To be...
Krupuk: The Indonesian Crunch
In the annals of Indonesian cuisine, there is one food whose importance is often overlooked. This is the krupuk-a crispy wafer whose name is most likely derived from...
