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Snake Business: Yogyakarta, Central Java
By Barrie | 
No Comments » The words “great snakeman” from Timbulharjo village, Central Java accidentally reached me in Yogyakarta. The evening cool had just fallen over the busy middle-sized town. The perfect time to go out for dinner at a warung (side walk eatery) I had passed by so often already but never sat down at.
Sweet Puddings: Indonesia
By Barrie | No Comments » In the past, sweet puddings were not a part of traditional menus in Indonesia. The main course was generally the last served. In Java, the tumpeng selamat, a rice cone dish served at birthdays and weddings, is an example of a traditional meal still being served.
Life Returns to War-Torn Coffee Fields: Aceh, Noerth Sumatra
By Barrie | No Comments » The woman in the dirty clothes was once one of the wealthiest people in the village. Now Nursinah Alamsyah returns to a mere hut after working in the fields planting coffee seeds.
Terung: Indonesia
By Barrie | No Comments » Let us turn our attention to eggplants. In the Indonesian language, the vegetable is referred to as terung. With eggplants one can cook various appetizing dishes, traditionally or creatively prepared as gastronome and epicurean el supremo Suryatini N.Ganie explains.
Processing Cacao: Banyuwangi, East Java
By Barrie | No Comments » The processing of cacao in Banyuwangi, East Java, is an
interesting story, from cacao picking at harvest time to the
packing process. Cacao is the principal ingredient used in the
manufacture of chocolate.
Growing Market-Oriented Crops: Bali
By Barrie | No Comments » Farmers today must grow and develop market focused and technology-based agriculture products to boost their businesses, an official said. But Djoko Said Damardjati, director general for processing and marketing of agriculture products at the Ministry of Agriculture, said Indonesian farmers generally worked their farms with little thought for sales and marketing.
Improving Traditional Tea Farmers: Bandung, West Java
By Barrie | No Comments » Dedeh Aisyah, 55, is a tea farmer in Rancabali, Bandung. The mother of six children has no other skills to support her family. But while she has worked as a farmer for the last seven years, she still lacks the technical skills required to improve her crops.
Crispy Cookies: Indonesia
By Barrie | No Comments » Some people say the Indonesian sweet tooth was noted as early as the period of the mighty kingdom of Majapahit in the 13th century. People back then even called the national flag gula kelapa, meaning sugar and coconut: white for the coconut flesh and red for the reddish-brown palm sugar.
Quail Eggs: Indonesia
By Barrie | No Comments » About 30 years ago burung puyuh, or quails, were easily found in great quantities in paddy fields on the outskirts of larger cities like the region of Sawangan in South Jakarta.
House of Sausage: Bandung, West Java
By Barrie | 2 Comments » 
A new culinary business in Bandung has hit upon an idea to create a food that would lure an endless stream of visitors — as well as to take advantage of tourists to the West Java capital, located only an hour’s drive from Jakarta.
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