Posts Tagged ‘Food’
Why We Wear Backpacks in Little India
Taking a walk after church one Sunday, Gemma Pereira’s mind is on her late father.
Read MoreA Love Letter to Hawker Spaces
One unheralded power of hawker food is its capacity to get you out of your head. “This moment. This bowl.”
Read MoreRaging Burgundy Era: a Girl, a Suburb and a Lifelong Connection
Adriana Nordin Manan on why she keeps returning to the streets and stores of Taman Melawati.
Read MoreFor Me, Yearning Has a Taste, and It’s Oily, Spicy, and Delicious
Tanjung Riau on the Sumatran coast has seen enormous changes in the last 30 years, but one thing that has stayed the same is Mak Ngah’s nasi lemak.
Read MoreSame Bun Cha, Different Tony From New York
Food can be an entryway to explore the culture, history, and multiplicity of a place. Or not.
Read MoreFor Whom the Nasi Goreng Cart Tok-Toks
For those who know what it means, few things are sweeter than the 'tok-tok' sound of a roving food cart selling fried rice and noodles.
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When I’m Restless at One A.M., This is the Place I Go
The food at a burjo resto is easy enough to cook up. What draws Muhammad Nanda Fauzan is conversation and comedy.
Read MoreNasi Goreng and the End of Neverland
In a near-empty eatery in Batam, after an exhausting day at work, the freedom and fun of college feel to Surya Gemilang very far away.
Read MoreThe Wisdom of Youth: or, Playing in Rain and Eating Instant Noodles
A schoolteacher in Java faces a milestone of ageing: worrying about things that don’t really need to be worried about.
Read MoreThe Taste of Home
For migrants who arrive in Indonesian cities from the countryside, one thing is particularly prized when they seek out a place to eat.
Read MoreA Pancake Breakfast by the Sea
We all have our small luxuries we incorporate into our weekend routines, including Julia Arungan of Lombok.
Read MoreIn the Mood For Kopitiam
Kopitiam, or Chinese coffee shops, are important to the lives of millions of people in Southeast Asia, but for Vema Novitasari of Surabaya, they have played a more particular role in her life.
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