Soekarno “We shake the heavens and rock the earth, that we may live not only on ¢2.50 a day.”
SBY “You may read of small radical groups. But mainstream Indo will always be moderate and tolerant.”
This kind of fruit is called “jambu” in Indonesian. I decided to write about this because of a simple fact that I didn’t know the English word for it. After researching online I found out that in English, it is called ‘rose apples’ or ‘plum rose’. Rose apples are not apples and the name ‘rose’ [...]
One of the famous dishes of Padang is the beef rendang. It’s quite a spicy dish but if you like spicy then this is something you may want to try at home. There are actually several variations of the dish, although the most famous version is the Padang version. Here is a recipe taken from [...]
Durian is a fruit native to Indonesia, Brunei and Malaysia. It is widely known and revered in southeast Asia as the ‘king of fruits’ but to many westerners it is almost like a curse.
The durian fruit is large, has a unique odour, and formidable thorn-covered husk. The unique odour is strong and penetrating even with [...]
