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Slices of indulgence: Chef Akira Back’s all-time favorite, the AB Wagyu Pizza, features raw wagyu layered on a crisp tortilla, finished with a whisper of truffle oil. Light yet indulgent, the dish is crafted to satisfy while leaving diners wanting more. JP/Sylviana Hamdani
Slices of indulgence: Chef Akira Back’s all-time favorite, the AB Wagyu Pizza, features raw wagyu layered on a crisp tortilla, finished with a whisper of truffle oil. Light yet indulgent, the dish is crafted to satisfy while leaving diners wanting more. JP/Sylviana Hamdani
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‘Beyond the Plate Vol. 2’: Borderless culinary creativity

At a dinner session, a modern refinement of Korean barbecue from a Jakarta-based establishment was interwoven with the quiet precision of a Michelin-selected restaurant based in Kuala Lumpur.

1 month ago
Food

Good Day Latte names BABYMONSTER as first K-Pop brand ambassador, launches new variants

Indonesia’s leading instant coffee brand Kopi Good Day has officially partnered with K-Pop girl group BABYMONSTER, naming the group as the first K-Pop brand ambassador for the Good Day Latte line. 

2 months ago
Food

Roemah Koffie celebrates Indonesian culture; launches new Koffie Tins at World of Coffee

Indonesian premium coffee brand, Roemah Koffie is steadfast in its commitment to introduce the richness of Indonesian coffee, both in terms of its flavors, and its cultural significance. This is best represented by their most recent innovation, Roemah Koffie’s Koffie Tins. A premium line of Indonesian coffee beans packaged in exclusive cans inspired by local culture, first introduced at the World of Coffee (WOC) 2025 event in Jakarta International Convention Center.

2 months ago

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Brew green tea with bottled water if you want to reap all the health benefits: Study

New US research has found that green tea drinkers can benefit from more of the drink’s antioxidants if they brew the drink using bottled water rather than tap water, although more antioxidants also leads to a more bitter taste.

6 years ago
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'What's the point of eating outside?': KFC Indonesia's '#budayabeberes' campaign draws mixed reaction

In the so-called #budayabeberes (clean-up-after-yourself culture) campaign on its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts, KFC Indonesia encourages customers to clean their own table after they finish eating. 

6 years ago
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Vending machine sells bugs to eat in Kumamoto

You won’t find snacks like this in most vending machines: insects including crickets, unicorn beetles and tarantulas.

6 years ago
Food

Bali now home to Southeast Asia's largest Starbucks store 'Dewata'

Not only one of the world's largest coffee producers, Indonesia is making another mark among caffeine-enthusiasts as it also now home to Southeast Asia's largest Starbucks store, with the US-based coffee chain opening its "coffee sanctuary" Starbucks Reserve Dewata in Bali over the weekend.

6 years ago
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How to prolong the shelf life of bread

In Indonesia, where the weather is commonly warm and sunny with high levels of humidity, fungi can grow quickly and easily, including on bread.

6 years ago
Food

Poultry in motion: Go-Food records 10 million orders of chicken over one month

Go-Food received more than 10 million orders for chicken during Pesta MaMiMuMeMo Go-Food, a month-long food promotion held between Nov. 5 and Dec. 6, 2018.

6 years ago
Food

US startup eyes next generation of burgers with relish

Founders of Impossible Foods argue that high-tech burgers can have a big impact by reducing the amount of land needed for beef and other livestock production.

6 years ago
Food

French producers attack US decision on foie gras ban

French foie gras makers have accused the US Supreme Court of bowing to false claims by vegetarian lobbyists with its refusal to hear an appeal against California ban on the delicacy.

6 years ago
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Cupable cafe transforming lives through coffee, one cup at a time

A coffee shop in Yogyakarta does more than just serve a perfect cup of coffee, it also empowers baristas with disabilities.

6 years ago
Food

Top US court upholds California foie gras ban

The US Supreme Court upheld California's foie gras ban on Monday, ending a long legal battle between animal rights activists and defenders of the delicacy.

6 years ago
Food

Internet beef is taking advantage of not-so-hot supermarket meat

Plant-based cuisine was one of the biggest food trends of 2018. At the same time, beef sales were massive. Nielsen has reported that beef saw the biggest change in U.S. sales in the past few years, with almost 11 percent more pounds sold in 2018 than in 2015. 

6 years ago
Food

The 16 best new restaurants opening in 2019: Red dot London

The year ahead looks promising for London diners as high-profile chefs and restaurateurs from the U.K. and around the world prepare to open new restaurants, even in the face of Brexit concerns.

6 years ago
Food

Record $3.1m paid in New Year's tuna auction at Japan's new market

A Japanese sushi entrepreneur paid a record $3.1 million for a giant tuna Saturday as Tokyo's new fish market, which replaced the world-famous Tsukiji late last year, held its first pre-dawn New Year's auction.

6 years ago
Food

Irvins Salted Egg apologizes for dead lizard found in fish skin snack packet

Irvins Salted Egg is offering refunds for batches of its popular snack after a Bangkok customer found a dead lizard coated with salted egg in a packet.

6 years ago
Food

Wash avocados to avoid food poisoning: FDA

While most of us may not be used to washing an avocado before cutting it open, recent Food and Drug Administration (FDA) findings may provide reason to change that habit.

6 years ago
Food

West Sumatrans to send 'rendang' as aid to Sunda Strait tsunami victims

The people of West Sumatra are set to donate rendang (slow-cooked meat in coconut milk and spices) to survivors of the Sunda Strait tsunami in Lampung and Banten provinces.

6 years ago
Food

In Manhattan, the dish of the year comes in a cocktail glass

Zabar’s has been New York’s most high-profile deli, known for the quality of its smoked salmon and its array of cheeses. In 2018 it got into the cocktail business. 

6 years ago
Food

Lebanese bakers with special needs master German rye and Stollen

The bakery, on the ground floor of the Mosan center for special needs students, began operating in 2003 after a German charity - Bread Against Misery - donated second-hand baking equipment from Germany.

6 years ago
Food

Starbucks' expansion runs out of steam in South Africa

High operating costs and tight customer budgets have left US coffee giant Starbucks needing a caffeine hit after it abandoned ambitious expansion plans in South Africa -- seen as a foothold for the continent.

6 years ago
Food

Surakarta's Kauman village, a café haven lined with batik boutiques

Kauman village, the center of batik in the Central Java city of Surakarta, is full of unique coffee shops that are surrounded by traditional architecture.

6 years ago
Food

Torun gingerbread: The ancient luxury with a secret recipe

The bold, inviting aroma of gingerbread spice wafts through the sprawling factory on the edge of Torun.

6 years ago
Food

Organic foods perhaps good for you, but bad for environment

To produce the same amount of food organically as is grown conventionally, farmers need more land, according to researchers.

6 years ago
Food

Londoners ring in Christmas with hunks of meat

It's a Christmas Eve tradition cherished by Londoners since Victorian times: buying a hunk of meat at a massive discount in a sprawling market tucked away near St. Paul's Cathedral.

6 years ago
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Pair bring a taste of the unknown to traditional sake brewing

The two women -- Kelley Kaminsky, 28, from the U.S. state of Florida and Chen Hsiao-jou, 26, from Taiwan -- are now working as apprentices to learn from a producer with a more than 160-year history in Hyogo prefecture. 

6 years ago
Food

From the audacious to the ancient, the top 10 best wines of 2018

This year, it was surprisingly tough to choose only 10 top experiences.

6 years ago
Food

In a Tokyo neighborhood's last sushi restaurant, a sense of loss

Eiraku is the last surviving sushi bar in this cluttered neighborhood of steep cobblestoned hills and cherry trees unseen on most tourist maps of Tokyo. Caught between the rarified world of $300 omakase dinners and the brutal efficiency of chain-restaurant fish, mom-and-pop shops like it are fast disappearing.

6 years ago
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Britons could face diet change under hard Brexit: report

London has begun planning what to do about food supplies if Britain leaves the EU without an agreement with Brussels.

6 years ago
Food

Salami Museum opens in Seoul

Johncook Deli Meats opened its Salami Museum on Thursday, the first of its kind in Korea. 

6 years ago
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Storm in a teacup in Britain over eco-friendly bags

Britons are up in arms over new environmentally-friendly teabags that leave a bitter taste in the mouth as they split open, spilling their contents into teacups across the land.

6 years ago
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Moroccan saffron farmers battle knockoff spices

Saffron farmers in southern Morocco have long taken pride in the coveted spice they produce from the purple-petalled Crocus sativus, but some are worried knockoff versions are threatening their business.

6 years ago