Tag Archives: padang

Jakarta Street Food: Nasi Padang

By misterjames | Published: March 22, 2010
My first food post was about Padang food.  I described how they bring all the dishes out and set them on your table.  This is the other way of buying it, take away (bunkus).  Just tell the guy what you want or choose directly from the food containers in the window.  This one seems like [...]
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Courage in adversity

By misterjames | Published: February 23, 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/oct/09/indonesian-earthquake-survivor-saws-leg The above links to a story about a young man, Ramlan (18 years old), who all but cut his own foot off to escape from a building which was in danger of collapsing after an earthquake.  His foot was trapped by a steel girder and he knew that an aftershock would finish him off, so he [...]
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Padang food picture

By misterjames | Published: February 21, 2010
Best Padang Food Ever Originally uploaded by John Orford A typical place setting.
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Padang food

By misterjames | Published: February 21, 2010
Something of a cover-all term for the spicy cuisine of North West Sumatra including Aceh and the areas controlled by the Minang people.  Other than the fact that it serves the dish most loved by Western tourists (beef rendang) the surprising thing about a Padang restaurant is the way the food is served. Rather than presenting [...]
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