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Ingredient Spotlight: Kecap Manis

28 Dec, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Condiments, Indonesian, Ingredient spotlight, Sauces

A very important person once said, “You can’t argue with taste.” This V.I.P. happens to be my dad. He'd make this declaration while pouring kecap manis (Indonesian sweet soy sauce, literally “sweet sauce”) over whatever food was on his plate, be it fried noodles (normal)...

Noodling Around the Kitchen

30 May, by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Thai

Auntie Rairat works in the kitchen at my family's restaurant Julia's Indonesian Kitchen. During meal breaks, she whips up some simple Thai dishes for the staff like this, pad see ew, a standard at Thai restaurants in North America. Auntie Rairat was kind enough to...