Articles tagged ‘Cooking’

‘Asam Jawa’: Indonesia

By Barrie | August 1st, 2007 | Add a Comment »

In Bahasa Indonesia tamarind is called asam jawa. Actually, besides the tamarind trees producing sour fruits, trees producing sweet fruits of the asam jawa, or Tamarindus Indica Linn, exist. But the main connotation of the asam jawa tree is having sour fruits as gastronome and epicurean el supremo Suryatini N. Ganie explains.

 

Tomatoes - the Love Apples: Indonesia

By Barrie | March 28th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Adam and Eve chewed on one and looked what happened!. The delicious tomato has a lot to answer for but in Indonesia they are used a lot in cooking. Some people have them in their salad every day, or drink their juice first thing in the morning before breakfast, or whenever they crave a fruity, [...]