Ebook: The food of Indonesia: delicious recipes from Bali, Java and the Spice Islands

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Food in Indonesia; Tropical Islands of Spice and Rice; An Invitation to a Feast; The Indonesian Kitchen; Cooking Methods; Wrapping Foods in Banana Leaves; Authentic Indonesian Ingredients; Pickles, Sambals and Dipping Sauces; Cucumber Pickles; Mixed Vegetable Pickles Acar Segar; Spicy Pickles with Basil; Pickled Green Chilies; Pickled Shallots; Green Mango Sambal; Diced Water Chestnut or Jicama Sambal; Shallot Sambal; Sambal Kecap Sweet Soy Sauce Sambal; Dried Shrimp and Vegetable Sambal; Sambal Trasi Chili Sauce with Shrimp Paste; Peanut Sambal with Tamarind.;This book introduces a sampling of the most popular recipes from across the archipelago. Included are Spicy Padang favorites from West Sumatra, healthy Javanese vegetable creations, succulent satays and barbecued poultry dishes from Bali and Lombok, and unusual recipes from Kalimanta and the remote eastern isles of Indonesia. In addition to the range of exciting recipes, this cookbook acquaints the reader with Indonesia's varied cultural and culinary traditions.