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Char Kway Teow: Smoke, Sweet Soy, and a Wok That Means Business
If your kitchen doesn't smell like a hawker stall after you make this, you went too easy on the heat. Char kway teow needs a ripping hot wok, a...
Star ingredient
Sambal
The Indonesian chili paste that runs this kitchen. Heat, funk, and depth in one spoonful, and it shows up everywhere in Moe's cooking.
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Curry Laksa: The Coconut Noodle Soup That Clears Your Whole Schedule
Laksa is the bowl I order when I want everything at once. Heat, coconut, noodles, shrimp, chicken, a broth you keep going back to with the spoon long...
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Sate Ayam: Indonesian Chicken Satay With a Peanut Sauce Worth Fighting Over
I'm Dutch Indonesian, and Saté has been one of my all time favorites since I was a kid. I'd eat stick after stick at Philly area Garuda Indonesian...
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Beef Rendang: The Slow Braise That Earns Every Minute
Rendang does not care about your schedule. Rendang comes from the Minangkabau people of West Sumatra in Indonesia, and it was built for celebrations...
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Nasi Goreng: The Indonesian Fried Rice That Ruins All Other Fried Rice
If you grew up around Indonesian food, you did not choose nasi goreng. Nasi goreng chose you. It is the national dish of Indonesia, which is a big...
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Mie Goreng: Indonesian Fried Noodles That Put Takeout to Shame
Look, I am Indonesian. Fried noodles run in my blood. And I am telling you right now, mie goreng is the one that got away from most of you. It is...
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Mee Siam
Thin rice noodles drowned in a gravy that is sour, spicy, sweet, and funky all at once. Mee siam is the kind of dish that separates the tourists from...
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Gado Gado
This is Indonesia on a plate, and if you grew up with it you already know. If you didn't, welcome to the peanut sauce that ruins all other peanut...