“What the hell is Padang food?” you may ask yourself one day, if you happen to be looking for lunch in Singapore, Indonesia, or Malaysia. “Does this have something to do with Penang?” Ah, you fool, it has jack-all to do with a charming city in Malaysia, but in fact describes a style of cuisine […]
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A Few Good Dishes: Asia 2013
Here’s an unscientific look at some of the finest — or most memorable — things I ate during a year or so of wandering around Southeast Asia. Indonesian food is delicious. As I learned soon enough during my time there, Indonesian food is also exceptionally repetitive. Once you’ve burned through the quotidian pleasures of nasi goreng, […]