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]]>Fortunately, there’s still a creative way to experience Indonesian culture while staying safe, through the kitchen that is. Indonesian cuisine is known for its unique flavor, a combination of tastes like sweet, salty, sour, and bitter, with added spiciness. Made from a mixture of bumbu spices, its top dishes include fried rice, satay (meat skewers that are cooked over coals), and sop nuntut (oxtail soup).
Indonesian and Australian chef Lara Lee explains that the key to Indonesian cooking is maintaining a balance of textures, produce, and flavors: “A traditional Indonesian meal will feature vegetable, meat, and fish dishes prepared in different ways, such as steaming, frying or sautéing,” she shared in an interview with National Geographic.
Based in London, Lee trained at Leiths School of Food and worked in Michelin-starred kitchens, before returning full circle to where she started out: the Indonesian kitchen. Having rediscovered its rich cuisine, Lee proceeded to publish her first cookbook titled Coconut & Sambal: Recipes from my Indonesian Kitchen.
According to Lee, one dish that represents Indonesian cuisine best is nasi goreng, a rice dish cooked with pieces of meat and vegetables. “Recipes vary,” says Lee, “but most start with rice stir-fried with spice paste and a mix of vegetables, tofu or meat, all served with a crispy fried egg on top and kerupuk (crackers) on the side. It’s often eaten for breakfast.”
Apart from a nasi goreng recipe, you will find some 85 other dishes in Lee’s book. Named the Best Cookbook of Fall 2020 by The New York Times and Eater, you can purchase Coconut & Sambal: Recipes from my Indonesian Kitchen on Amazon.
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]]>So, which countries do we have to thank for our daily cup of joe? Here are the world’s top-producing coffee exporters on an annual basis.
Brazil, which is South America’s largest country, is the world’s leading producer of coffee. In fact, over a third of the world’s coffee is grown and harvested here! Most of it is grown in the inland southeast region of the country.
Asia’s leading coffee producer is this Southeast Asian country that churns out massive quantities of the coffee bean. Vietnamese coffee is generally of the more bitter and less acidic robusta variety, differentiating it from the Arabica beans that dominate worldwide.
Colombia comes in third place in the ranking and is known for producing some of the world’s best coffee beans. The Eje Cafetero, which is located in the lower altitudes of the Andes Mountain range, is the center of production.
Rounding out the top four is Indonesia, a country that produces one of the most expensive and unique coffee varieties in the world. Kopi Luwak coffee, a bean that is collected after being eaten by civets and defecated, is one of the world’s most famous beans.
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]]>The post Treat Yourself to Indonesian Food with Lara Lee appeared first on foodisinthehouse.com.
]]>Fortunately, there’s still a creative way to experience Indonesian culture while staying safe, through the kitchen that is. Indonesian cuisine is known for its unique flavor, a combination of tastes like sweet, salty, sour, and bitter, with added spiciness. Made from a mixture of bumbu spices, its top dishes include fried rice, satay (meat skewers that are cooked over coals), and sop nuntut (oxtail soup).
Indonesian and Australian chef Lara Lee explains that the key to Indonesian cooking is maintaining a balance of textures, produce, and flavors: “A traditional Indonesian meal will feature vegetable, meat, and fish dishes prepared in different ways, such as steaming, frying or sautéing,” she shared in an interview with National Geographic.
Based in London, Lee trained at Leiths School of Food and worked in Michelin-starred kitchens, before returning full circle to where she started out: the Indonesian kitchen. Having rediscovered its rich cuisine, Lee proceeded to publish her first cookbook titled Coconut & Sambal: Recipes from my Indonesian Kitchen.
According to Lee, one dish that represents Indonesian cuisine best is nasi goreng, a rice dish cooked with pieces of meat and vegetables. “Recipes vary,” says Lee, “but most start with rice stir-fried with spice paste and a mix of vegetables, tofu or meat, all served with a crispy fried egg on top and kerupuk (crackers) on the side. It’s often eaten for breakfast.”
Apart from a nasi goreng recipe, you will find some 85 other dishes in Lee’s book. Named the Best Cookbook of Fall 2020 by The New York Times and Eater, you can purchase Coconut & Sambal: Recipes from my Indonesian Kitchen on Amazon.
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]]>The post These Countries Produce the Most Coffee appeared first on foodisinthehouse.com.
]]>So, which countries do we have to thank for our daily cup of joe? Here are the world’s top-producing coffee exporters on an annual basis.
Brazil, which is South America’s largest country, is the world’s leading producer of coffee. In fact, over a third of the world’s coffee is grown and harvested here! Most of it is grown in the inland southeast region of the country.
Asia’s leading coffee producer is this Southeast Asian country that churns out massive quantities of the coffee bean. Vietnamese coffee is generally of the more bitter and less acidic robusta variety, differentiating it from the Arabica beans that dominate worldwide.
Colombia comes in third place in the ranking and is known for producing some of the world’s best coffee beans. The Eje Cafetero, which is located in the lower altitudes of the Andes Mountain range, is the center of production.
Rounding out the top four is Indonesia, a country that produces one of the most expensive and unique coffee varieties in the world. Kopi Luwak coffee, a bean that is collected after being eaten by civets and defecated, is one of the world’s most famous beans.
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