Quiz: What is your ultimate comfort food based on your personality?
Before we begin, what is 'Comfort Food'? What makes a food more worthy of the title comfort food compared to a bunch of others? According...
Re-thinking Ramadan: Food Waste
Photo by Paul Schellekens on Unsplash It has been a week since the sighting of the moon marked the beginning of a new month of Shawwal ,...
Sate Maranggi Cianjur: Ketan Bakar? Oncom?
We are all familiar with the norm that sate goes with lontong or ketupat or sometimes just rice. You have two options for your...
You Should Start Throwing Seeds to the Ground
Foto de Crusenho Agus Hennihuno en Pexels I was amazed by how some kids; not all; these days got confused when they see vegetables like...
Sate by the Rails: Plered Station hidden gem
Another reason to be grateful for living in Nusantara (or the Malay world) is that we have different kinds of Sate in; almost; every...
Bakso Kumis: How Big is Big?
Have you ever seen a tennis ball? But edible? Usually, when you grew up, foods that you used to have when you were a kid suddenly...
Ketoprak: vegan since day one
Veganism used to be a reality without a name. It was how early civilizations stayed alive due to the death risk of hunting. It requires a...
Nasi Padang recontextualized?
Premise with atap bagonjong, a Minang sounding name, huge glass window displaying stacks of plates with food on top of it. Pretty...
Putu Bambu: The Whistling Nibblet
Recalling my memories back to the late 90's early 2000's when people would sell pretty much everything around the neighborhood; on cart,...
The Best Soto in Cikarang Suburbs so far
It was a few days after new years when I decided to hop on my bike again for a decent breakfast. Sometimes it just came out of nowhere,...
Nasi Kuning. The story of a yellow fellow in: history
Out of every sensory devices that we use in perceiving an expectation for food, most times; if not every time; it was our eye sight that...
Nasi Goreng USA in: pursuit of the truth
Nasi goreng USA, commonly found in Kedai Mamak or any a la carte restaurant in Malaysia. Considered by many as the top tier Nasi Goreng....
Nasi Goreng. The story of leftovers in: science
As food scientists, it is our duty to get the public educated at least to the extent of scratching the surface of better understanding...
Nasi Goreng. The story of leftovers in: pop culture
Talking about pop culture, how many foods or drinks actually made it into shaping our society? You can name big brands or food empires...
Nasi Goreng. The story of leftovers in: history
Nasi Goreng (Fried Rice) can be traced back to 4000 years BC China; yes, that early thanks to the early use of writing and good record...

















