Deyana Goh

Indian-Chinese Style Fried Indomie ‘Hakka Noodles’

Over the centuries, Indonesia has been shaped by Indian and Chinese influences, and its cuisine is no exception. Padang dishes such as gulai, for...

Soda Gembira ‘Lite’: Happy Soda (Less Sweet)

Soda gembira, or “happy soda” in English, is the perfect welcome drink for a wholesome party. It’s pink, fizzy, refreshing, obscenely sweet, and a...

5 Popular Regional Cuisines in Indonesia

Indonesia is a huge country, with 17,000 islands or more. Some of these islands, like Java, are densely populated and dotted with numerous volcanic...

A Glossary of Indonesian Ingredients, Cooking Techniques, and Flavour Profiles

As in most other cuisines, the names of many Indonesian dishes are simply short descriptions of what the dish is. Ayam goreng is to...

Essential kitchen tools for Indonesian cooking

It's time to cook Indonesian food! To get you started, here’s a list of cookware and kitchen tools that’ll help you make almost any Indonesian...

A list of common Indonesian herbs, spices & seasonings

Here’s a list of common Indonesian herbs, spices and seasonings, to give an introduction to Indonesian cooking. We’ve included chilli as well, even though...

5 Common Indonesian herbs: Lemongrass, lime leaves, bay leaves, galangal, candlenut

Indonesia is a tropical land that boasts a mind-boggling number of herbs and spices, many of which are frequently used in cooking. Of these,...

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Deyana was born in Singapore and lives there. She is half-Chinese, half-Arab, with a grandmother who was born to an Arab family in Bogor, Indonesia. Deyana grew up eating Indonesian food as it is cooked in Arab-Indonesian households, and has fond memories of the festive whole chicken stuffed with lamb.

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