Flavour of the month: Indonesian!

So I'm back from my holiday in Indonesia and what an amazing 3 weeks it has been. I thought I couldn't miss out on posting a blog about the food out there - it's too good not to mention! I tried so many different things, it was hard to keep track,  but it was all so tasty!

On my first day, I was given a traditional Indonesian dish for breakfast -  'Nasi Goreng'. This is essentially fried rice with lots of chili - I also had a nice fried egg on top too! Not something I'd normally have for breakfast, but surprisingly enjoyable!

Rice - as you can imagine - is the staple food in Indonesia. It was nice to try it in the many different forms! I tried something called 'longtong' - these are compressed little discs of rice. The rice is wrapped in banana leaf, so it can keep the shape. It seems to accompany many of the dishes in Indonesia. The dish below was just another way in which rice was served - 'Yellow rice mountain'!

There was satay galore!! And lashings of peanut sauce. The flavours were absolutely incredible - especially the peanut sauce! This seems to be used in a lot of other dishes too, including 'gado-gado' - a dish I saw being made by a street vendor. You're given a bag of prawn crackers to crush, which you then tip over the the gado-gado. It was delicious - and so filling!

'Gado-gado'

They're not so much into their baking in Indonesia, but I was impressed by their layer cake, known as 'Spekkoek' or 'Lapis legit'.
CAKE FACT: This cake actually has dutch origins -  it was developed during the colonial times in the Dutch East Indies.
Anyway, more to the point... this cake is EXTREMELY rich. It contains 30 eggs yolks!! What concerns me is the leftover eggs whites. They could make a massive pavlova I suppose.

Anyway, all in all, it was truly an amazing trip and the food made it all the better. Hopefully I'll be able to visit again in the future! :)

Krispy Kreme - Indonesian style

 P.S. Stay tuned for Cake Pops and Macaroons (fingers crossed!).