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Nasi goreng is one of those dishes every Dutch household knows. Growing up in the Netherlands, Indonesian food was simply part of life — and nasi goreng was always there. In the Netherlands you start with a packet of instant nasi goreng spices. Convenient and perfectly good. But when I moved to England those packets…
I have been on a lifelong journey with peanut sauce. It started with a recipe from an Indonesian lady at my church — simple and good: garlic, ketjap manis, sambal oelek, peanut butter, a little water. I made it for years and loved it. Then I came across a version with coconut milk. The problem…
Growing up in the Netherlands, Indonesian food was simply part of life. Satay, nasi goreng, ketjap manis — as familiar as any Dutch staple. A few months ago I visited a friend back home and we went to an Indonesian restaurant. The satay was fine. But fine wasn’t enough. I missed the depth — that…
Sometimes my Dutch roots quietly resurface and demand to be fed. A few months ago it was this — a craving for beef slowly braised in ketjap manis that arrived out of nowhere and wouldn’t let go. I looked around, tried, adapted, and have made it several times since. Ketjap manis is a staple in…