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The Indonesian Canon
Two hundred and seventy-nine entries
Contents
I103
IIopening
III1
IV42
V124
VIopening
VII9
VIIIopening
IXopening
Xopening
Overview & Cultural Context
Why this cuisine is its own thing — roots, history, the living movement.
The Land & Sea
Terroir — geography, climate, what grows and swims here.
The Pantry
The defining ingredients, named to species.
The Method
The foundational techniques the cuisine is built on.
The Canonical Dishes
The dishes a serious practitioner is expected to know.
The Beverage Tradition
Wines, spirits, ferments, tea and coffee, ceremonial drinks.
The Table & Service
How the food is served and eaten — the order, the rituals, the hospitality.
The Thread
Where this book connects to others — migration, trade, diaspora.
The Lineage & Authorities
The masters, the literature, the sources an entry is anchored to.
The Network
The producers and purveyors who carry the real ingredients.
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Indonesian · I Overview & Cultural Context
Preparation
Ninety-eight entries · page 1 of 2
Indonesian cooking rests on a set of foundations — aromatic pastes, fermented materials, and preserved ingredients — without which the canonical dishes cannot be understood. Those dishes range from the everyday vegetable stew of Java to the whole roasted pig of Bali, from the coconut curry spectrum to the peanut salad traditions, and they extend across a cuisine shaped by trade, religion, and the movement of peoples between more than seventeen thousand islands.
印度尼西亚烹饪 Indonesian Cooking: The 17,000 Island KitchenJavanese Court Cuisine: Refinement as PhilosophyBalinese Cuisine: The Hindu IslandBalinese Cooking: Offerings and SpiceManadonese Cuisine: The Fiery Christian NorthCirebonese Cuisine: The Javanese-Sundanese CrossroadsPalembang Cuisine: South Sumatra's River CityArab Influence on Indonesian CuisineSerat Centhini: Javanese Culinary Philosophy350 Years at the Table: How Dutch Colonialism Reshaped Indonesian FoodKunyit/Turmeric: The Golden Colour of IndonesiaSerai/Lemongrass: The Indonesian Aromatic BackboneDaun Salam: Indonesian Bay Leaf (Detailed)Kemiri/Candlenut: The Indonesian Roux (Detailed)Andaliman: Indonesia's Secret PepperCoconut in Indonesian Cooking: A Complete TaxonomyKerisik: Regional Variants Beyond MinangkabauTerasi: The Complete Production MonographTempeh: The World's Oldest Documented Fermented SoybeanTempe Under the Occupation: Scarcity's GiftOncom: The Other Indonesian FermentationTauco: Indonesian Fermented Soybean PasteSagu/Sago: The Eastern Indonesian StapleBanana Leaf in Indonesian Cooking: The Universal WrapperThe Indonesian Wok: Wajan and KualiMenumis: The Art of Frying the BumbuMenggoreng: The Indonesian Deep-Fry PhilosophyMembakar: The Indonesian Grill/Roast/Char TraditionMengukus: Indonesian Steaming TraditionsGulai: The Coconut Curry SpectrumOpor Ayam: The White Curry of CelebrationGulai Kambing: Goat Curry (The Celebration Meat)Sambal Goreng: The Fried Sambal FamilySayur Lodeh: The Everyday Coconut Vegetable StewGado-Gado vs. Karedok vs. Pecel vs. Lotek: The Peanut Salad TaxonomyBabi Guling: The Balinese Whole Suckling PigAyam Geprek: The Smashed Fried Chicken RevolutionOtak-Otak: Fish Cake in Banana LeafLumpia: Indonesian Spring RollsTahu: Indonesian Tofu PreparationsDaun Singkong: The Ubiquitous Cassava LeafDaun Katuk: The Protein LeafDaun Pepaya: The Bitter LeafBelimbing Wuluh: The Souring AgentKemang: The Wild MangoBunga Telang: The Blue DyeAcar: Indonesian Quick PickleAsinan: Pickled Vegetable and Fruit TraditionsAbon: Indonesian Meat FlossIkan Asin: The Taxonomy of Salted FishKerupuk: The Complete Indonesian Cracker TaxonomyIndonesian Smoking TraditionsGiling Basah: Indonesian Wet-Hull Coffee ProcessingGayo Highland Coffee: Sumatra's FinestBali Coffee: Kintamani and the CalderaTape: The Fermented Starch TraditionBrem: Rice Wine and Fermented Rice CakeTemulawak: The Master RootJamu Galian Singset: The Slimming FormulaJamu Tolak Angin: The Wind-Repelling Formula
I · Overview & Cultural Context · 1 of 2Next chapter → Presentation and Philosophy
Preparation
Indonesian cooking rests on a set of foundations — aromatic pastes, fermented materials, and preserved ingredients — without which the canonical dishes cannot be understood. Those dishes range from the everyday vegetable stew of Java to the whole roasted pig of Bali, from the coconut curry spectrum to the peanut salad traditions, and they extend across a cuisine shaped by trade, religion, and the movement of peoples between more than seventeen thousand islands.
98 entries · page 1 of 2
印度尼西亚烹饪 Indonesian Cooking: The 17,000 Island KitchenJavanese Court Cuisine: Refinement as PhilosophyBalinese Cuisine: The Hindu IslandBalinese Cooking: Offerings and SpiceManadonese Cuisine: The Fiery Christian NorthCirebonese Cuisine: The Javanese-Sundanese CrossroadsPalembang Cuisine: South Sumatra's River CityArab Influence on Indonesian CuisineSerat Centhini: Javanese Culinary Philosophy350 Years at the Table: How Dutch Colonialism Reshaped Indonesian FoodKunyit/Turmeric: The Golden Colour of IndonesiaSerai/Lemongrass: The Indonesian Aromatic BackboneDaun Salam: Indonesian Bay Leaf (Detailed)Kemiri/Candlenut: The Indonesian Roux (Detailed)Andaliman: Indonesia's Secret PepperCoconut in Indonesian Cooking: A Complete TaxonomyKerisik: Regional Variants Beyond MinangkabauTerasi: The Complete Production MonographTempeh: The World's Oldest Documented Fermented SoybeanTempe Under the Occupation: Scarcity's GiftOncom: The Other Indonesian FermentationTauco: Indonesian Fermented Soybean PasteSagu/Sago: The Eastern Indonesian StapleBanana Leaf in Indonesian Cooking: The Universal WrapperThe Indonesian Wok: Wajan and KualiMenumis: The Art of Frying the BumbuMenggoreng: The Indonesian Deep-Fry PhilosophyMembakar: The Indonesian Grill/Roast/Char TraditionMengukus: Indonesian Steaming TraditionsGulai: The Coconut Curry SpectrumOpor Ayam: The White Curry of CelebrationGulai Kambing: Goat Curry (The Celebration Meat)Sambal Goreng: The Fried Sambal FamilySayur Lodeh: The Everyday Coconut Vegetable StewGado-Gado vs. Karedok vs. Pecel vs. Lotek: The Peanut Salad TaxonomyBabi Guling: The Balinese Whole Suckling PigAyam Geprek: The Smashed Fried Chicken RevolutionOtak-Otak: Fish Cake in Banana LeafLumpia: Indonesian Spring RollsTahu: Indonesian Tofu PreparationsDaun Singkong: The Ubiquitous Cassava LeafDaun Katuk: The Protein LeafDaun Pepaya: The Bitter LeafBelimbing Wuluh: The Souring AgentKemang: The Wild MangoBunga Telang: The Blue DyeAcar: Indonesian Quick PickleAsinan: Pickled Vegetable and Fruit TraditionsAbon: Indonesian Meat FlossIkan Asin: The Taxonomy of Salted FishKerupuk: The Complete Indonesian Cracker TaxonomyIndonesian Smoking TraditionsGiling Basah: Indonesian Wet-Hull Coffee ProcessingGayo Highland Coffee: Sumatra's FinestBali Coffee: Kintamani and the CalderaTape: The Fermented Starch TraditionBrem: Rice Wine and Fermented Rice CakeTemulawak: The Master RootJamu Galian Singset: The Slimming FormulaJamu Tolak Angin: The Wind-Repelling Formula