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Winter Melon Tea

Winter Melon Tea

Let's make winter melon tea syrup from winter melon, brown sugar, and rock sugar. You can serve and enjoy winter melon tea all summer long with this syrup.

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Hambaagu - Japanese Hamburger Steak

Hambaagu - Japanese Hamburger Steak

Hambaagu (ハンバーグ) is Japanese interpretation of Salisbury steak. Unlike the original Salisbury steak though, hambaagu is made with a combination of beef and …

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Daging Ungkep - Simmered Beef in Spices

Daging Ungkep - Simmered Beef in Spices

Ungkep is a cooking method where meat, and sometimes tofu or tempeh, is simmered in spices and water in a covered pot until all the liquid is dry or almost dry. …

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Balado Udang - Shrimps in Spicy Chili Sauce

Balado Udang - Shrimps in Spicy Chili Sauce

A balado dish always makes me salivate even when I have no appetite. I know it’s weird, but a plate of balado is probably going to cure me from any sickness …

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Soto Ayam Kediri - Kediri Chicken Soup

Soto Ayam Kediri - Kediri Chicken Soup

All right, it’s time for another Indonesian soto. As an Indonesian, I have lost count of how many varieties of soto we have. There are 33 provinces in …

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Lapis Daging - Braised Beef in Spices

Lapis Daging - Braised Beef in Spices

Tender, juicy, fall apart beef that is covered in a rich gravy full of spices. This is an Indonesian celebratory dish that you will want to eat again and again.

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Sate Ayam Madura - Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce

Sate Ayam Madura - Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce

Iconic Indonesian chicken satay complete with spicy peanut sauce dressing that just as good as those you find in Indonesia, so what are you waiting for?

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Martabak Tahu - Pancake Stuffed Tofu

Martabak Tahu - Pancake Stuffed Tofu

Martabak is one of Indonesian most popular street food. There are savory version and sweet version. The savory version is more like a crepe, or thin pancake, …

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Sate Maranggi - Purwakarta Beef Satay

Sate Maranggi - Purwakarta Beef Satay

There is quite a bit of hype when it comes to sate Maranggi, so much so that both Purwakarta and Cianjur claims to be the city where this satay originates, …

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Kuah Bakso Sapi - Beef Balls Soup

Kuah Bakso Sapi - Beef Balls Soup

Bakso is a popular street food in Indonesia. There’s even a children song about this food, which I am quite proud to say that I still remember the lyrics to it, …

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Egg Tart

Egg Tart

Egg tart (蛋挞) is my favorite dim sum dessert. Whenever I go for a dim sum, it just doesn’t feel like I properly close the meal if I haven’t eaten an egg tart or …

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Jiaozi - Chinese Dumplings

Jiaozi - Chinese Dumplings

Jiaozi (饺子) or Chinese dumplings are the one dish that one can find in almost all Chinese restaurants. I think the pan fried version, a.k.a pot stickers, is …

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