The Jakarta Tourism and Creative Economy Agency (Disparekraf) collaborated with the Indonesian Embassy (KBRI) in Dhaka to invite Bangladesh young entrepreneurs to get to know tourist destinations in Jakarta.Jakarta Disparekraf Head, Andhika Permata said this activity was held to promote…
Indonesian food with a colonial twist: how the feast of rijsttafel, or rice table, became a social tool and status symbol Silvia Marchetti life@scmp.com A rijsttafel prepared by Dutch-Indonesian chef Jeff Keasberry. The feast became a social phenomenon and much-enjoyed ritual in the Dutch colonial world after it was adapted from traditional Indonesian communal gatherings. Photo: Courtesy of Jeff Keasberry
An overloaded table in a restaurant in the Dutch capital Amsterdam is covered with plates of succulent Indonesian food: gado-gado (a cooked vegetable salad in peanut sauce), rice, pickled vegetables, satay skewers of fish and chicken, prawn crackers, spicy beef rendang, curries, and of course, the ever-present sambal, or chilli sauce.