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Ramadan culinary tips with cooking expert Sisca Soewitomo
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Sisca Soewitomo shares her love for cooking during the interview. (JP/Sylviana Hamdani) (JP/Sylviana Hamdani)
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elevision culinary personality Sisca Soewitomo recounts her long, illustrative culinary journey and shares some of her cooking tips for Ramadan
Next week, Muslims worldwide will welcome one of the most awaited moments of the year, the holy month of Ramadan. For Indonesian culinary legend Sisca Soewitomo, it is her favorite time of the year.
“Ramadan is a moment for family togetherness,” Sisca said when interviewed by The Jakarta Post after a talk show held by the recipe-sharing platform Cookpad at JS Luwansa Hotel in Jakarta, on Feb. 23.
“In other months of the year, family members are rarely together,” she said. “They do their business the whole day and only return home in the evening. But during Ramadan, everyone [in the family] usually takes time to sit and dine together at least for sahur [pre-dawn meals].”
The mother of three lives with her daughter, Novia Soewitomo, and her husband, as well as their house assistants in their leafy residence in South Jakarta.
“I cook one or two dishes for everyone [in the house] every day, even during Ramadan,” the 73-year-old said.
“For me, cooking is love,” she added, with a smile.
