culinary

Indonesian cuisine

The Famous Padang Cuisine

The Famous Padang Cuisine

By Brahmanto Anindito Mostly, cities in Indonesia have Padang Restaurant, or at least Padang hut. It is popular too internationally. Do you know it? The cuisine of the Minangkabau (a land of around West Sumatra province) people is commonly called Padang cuisine, due to it is the central and largest city of the region....

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The Tasty Jejen Rice

The Tasty Jejen Rice

By: Riano Dwi Permana Jejen Rice is one of Madura’s servings that originates Pamekasan. This food is quite popular there. The one who has tasted it become addicted, and who hasn’t must be in curious. Whereas, from the way it served, Jejen Rice is pretty similar with Javanese mix rice. What makes it different,...

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Coto that Only be Enjoyed by Madura’s Nobles

Coto that Only be Enjoyed by Madura’s Nobles

By: Riano Dwi Permana Once upon a time in Dutch colonization period, proletariat could not taste this delicious soup. Chicken coto of Pamekasan was exclusively for the nobles. By chance, my grandfather, R. Soenarto Hadiwidjojo, was the last Resident of Madura, a noble. A Resident here means the second highest post in a province,...

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Kya-Kya Kembang Jepun, Nasibmu Kini ….

Kya-Kya Kembang Jepun, Nasibmu Kini ….

Beberapa tahun yang lalu kita disuguhi dengan proyek prestisius Pemerintah Kota Surabaya yang didasari oleh ide seorang CEO salah satu media nasional asal Surabaya. Wuih, pemberitaannya kala itu sangat bombastis dan terkesan ada advertising tersembunyi. “Advetorial” itu terbukti mampu menyedot pengunjung yang demikian antusias terhadap tempat jajanan bergaya Cina itu.

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Pasar Durian Widodaren yang Kini Terpinggirkan

by: Ihsan Maulana Tahun ’70-an, pasar tradisional masih memiliki tajinya sebagai pusat perbelanjaan masyarakat Surabaya. Tapi cerita menjadi lain saat pasar modern mulai bertumbuhan di bumi pahlawan. Pasar tradisional mulai terpinggirkan. Walau begitu, tercatat beberapa pasar tradisional masih bisa meniupkan napas kehidupan bagi penghuninya. Salah satunya adalah pasar durian Widodaren yang terletak di Jl....

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