If I were leaving for good, which Melbourne restaurant would get my last meal? Singapore and Jakarta are easy. Melbourne is harder to answer.…
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Remembering the Jakarta street vendors of my childhood, from midnight nasi goreng tek-tek to the jamu lady, and the vanishing trades I miss.…
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Last night in India, alone on a Kochi balcony with Swiggy nasi goreng. Is Indonesian food in Kochi any good? The sambal matah prawn says yes…
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Everything was delicious with a beautifully elevated experience, still oozing the core of Indonesian hospitality.August is 10/10 recommended.…
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I will return one day when the Jakarta Murugan Temple is complete, filled with life, colours, and words of hope and gratitude.…
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Bandung as a destination came later, with Whoosh as the most recent addition, orchestrated by me—it was on my bucket list.…
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Summary of the last 30 days of Kulture Kween, the person and the blog, which are heavily based on the notes I scribbled down in my journal.…
Keep ReadingIndonesian jamu is having a moment again. A childhood of forced sips, a vanishing mbok jamu, and Bali cocktail that turned me into a convert.…
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