As I strolled through the Yemen Pavilion at Dubai’s magnificent Global Village, I couldnt resist the sight of this beautiful mountains of spices -each with its own combination and mixtures.
This particular one is a common mixed spice used in Yemeni cuisines, a good sight of dried chili, turmeric, saffron, star anise, cardamom, peppers, fennel seeds, cloves and small quills of cinnamon are present..
Although plenty of it were alien to me, i couldnt enquire more for the vendor’s limited English..
Nevertheless, one of the most aromatic sight i’ve ever seen..
#Dubai
An underwater themed Birthday Dinner called for a serious dish to serve..
A Squid Marinara with Bread Chips.. A slow cooked squids in a classic concoction of tomato, peppers, chilli and some Italian herbs.. My key is to ensure that it is simmered in low heat for quite some time until the squid are tender and give that melts in your mouth consistency.. Why? As this is more like a canape dish..
As per Bread Chips, slices thinly drizzle with EVOlive Oil, sea salt and black pepper and just dunk it in oven of 160C for 8-10mins depends on the thickness.. It burns easily so watch out!
And easy appetizer or even snack.. ;)
I’m a sucker for these bastards!
40mins outside of Yogyakarta comes a dark market with oil lamps, the infamous Sate Klathak..
Chunks of mutton meat skewered with a long metal sticks that were once a bicycle wheel, the heat transfer cooks the meat from the inside while being grilled on the outside.
This resulted to a perfectly cooked mutton, not overly charred and perfectly tender as it wasnt exposed for to long to the open fire.
Seasoned only with salt and pepper brings the true flavors out without the muttony smell.
The usage of egg yolk in this dish elevates its texture as well as creates an additional creaminess into the flavor..
A “Nasi Tim” or steamed rice with seasoned meat, is a chinese-influenced dish (in my opinion, the lotus-wrapped Lo Mai Gai its the mother) that are close to heart of many Indonesian -especially during the flu season.. The washed rice were steamed a top of seasoned meat with boiled stock for a short period of time..
Where most places steamed it long enough for the dish to became cakey and mushy, this particular one withstand the rice texture while keeping the flavour intact to the whole presentation.. (at Nasi Tim Ayauw)
Shared an article with my 2 ROCKSTARS: Janice Wong of 2am: Dessert Bar and Will Goldfarb of Ku De Ta Bali..
*somebody PLEASE pinch me!!!
Our takes on deconstructed-style of desserts and also my recipe for a Deconstructed Strawberry Shortcake on Femina No.19 (May 2013)
Responsing to the latest #smoothies craze, i joined in the crowd.. This was my favorite concoction based on Boost Juice’s Gym Junkie: 1cup #Banana, 1cup #Strawberries, 1cup Ice cube, 2tbsp #Yogurt, 1tbsp Rolled #oats.. Et voila!
Berkali-kali saya mendapat kunjungan teman-teman dari luar negeri. Sekedar silaturahmi, beberapa dalam kunjungan bisnis dan tidak sedikit yang memang kesini untuk berlibur. Kebanyakan dari mereka berdomisili di negara tetangga Singapura atau negara kangguru yang notabene mempunyai standar yang cukup ketat terutama mengenai segala hal yang berkaitan dengan makanan. Untuk kebanyakan dari mereka, hal tersebut bukan penghalang untuk merasakan cita rasa asli masakan Indonesia.
Petualang lidah, itulah istilah yang sering saya gunakan bagi teman-teman saya ini. Mereka menolak sajian Indonesia di restoran mahal, apalagi yang tercatat di buku menu room service. Selain karena harga makanan yang di banderol terlalu mahal, para Petualang Lidah ini percaya dan sudah membuktikan sendiri kalau makanan dengan cita rasa yang sebenarnya ada di pinggir jalan. Ya, makanan kaki lima dengan segala kekurangannya terutama di sisi kebersihan.
Satu senjata andalan yang selalu siap siaga di koper para Petualang Lidah ini adalah Pil Karbon. Pil kecil berwarna hitam yang siap membawa lidah mereka berjalan-jalan tanpa perlu khawatir dengan persoalan lain yang menghadang nantinya. Dengan ini saya pun lebih leluasa membawa mereka ke tempat-tempat favorit saya dan membawa mereka masuk ke dalam kultur kaki lima di Indonesia.
2nd Recipe made for Her World Magazine Indonesia Valentine’s Day Issue on Raspberry - Chili Chocolate Pudding
Recipe spread for Her World Magazine Indonesia Valentine’s Day Issue. A recipe on Salted Caramel Popcorn Creme Brulee.
