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Brewing inclusion, one cup at a time

Kopi Kamu in South Jakarta creates jobs for people with Down syndrome, showing how inclusive workplaces can open pathways beyond stigma.

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Tempeh’s journey, from Javanese kitchens to UNESCO heritage desk

Long a staple from street stalls to presidential plates, Indonesia’s fermented soybean cake is now backed by science and cultural history as it seeks UNESCO recognition and wider inclusion on global menus. ...

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Indonesian gastronomy: On the knife-edge of a golden age

Indonesia’s culinary scene is bursting with achievements, recognition and government-sponsored programs, but more work remains to shape its global narrative and ensure inclusivity. ...

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Lobsters 'will now have to be stunned before they are put to death,' the government order read.
Food

Swiss cooks ordered to stun lobsters before boiling

The Swiss government on Wednesday ordered an end to the common culinary practice of throwing flailing lobsters into boiling water, ruling that they must be knocked out before they are killed.

8 years ago
Meat in a donkey burger is typically braised, chopped up into small pieces and then wrapped in cooked bread, and is particularly popular in northern China.
Food

China snorts at pigs aping donkey burgers

The next time you bite into your favorite donkey burger beware -- it might actually be horse, pig or even mule meat.

8 years ago
Ms Kobayashi opened the restaurant two years ago in the city's Jinbocho district, aiming for 'a place where everyone is welcome and everyone fits in'.
Food

Work 50 minutes for meal at Tokyo eatery

No money to pay for a meal? No problem - just work for 50 minutes.

8 years ago
Arum manis mango.
Food

Introducing the mango-avocado

Dubbed the mango-avocado, the variety is said to be softer than either fruit in its name.  

8 years ago
An illustration of shrimp paste.
Food

Toboali shrimp paste popular among tourists

Terasi (shrimp paste) produced in Toboali, South Bangka regency, Bangka Belitung Islands province, is one of the most popular food souvenirs from the area.

8 years ago
his file photo taken on July 07, 2016 shows Italian chef Massimo Bottura posing in the kitchen of his restaurant
Food

Top Italian chef to open community kitchen in Paris

Top Italian chef Massimo Bottura, whose Osteria Francescana was named the world's best restaurant last year, is in talks to open a community kitchen in Paris that would serve the homeless and other people in need.

8 years ago
Celebrity chef and author Anthony Bourdain first talked about his dreams of opening the international food market about five years ago and has been looking for sites since then.
Food

Anthony Bourdain's Singapore-style hawker project at Manhattan's Pier 57 a no-go

Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain's ambitious project of opening a Singapore-style hawker food hall on the far west of Manhattan has been canned.

8 years ago
In a picture taken on June 5, 2012, a pufferfish, known as fugu in Japan, is seen on a chopping board to remove toxic internal organs at a Japanese restaurant
Food

Japan government to promote fugu exports to Asia

The government plans to promote exports of fugu, a traditional luxury food item in Japan, targeting wealthy people in China and other Asian nations, according to sources.

8 years ago
Soto Betawi H. Ma'ruf
Food

Four must-try ‘soto’ dishes in Jakarta

There is a plethora of different soto dishes available across the archipelago, varying from soto Betawi, to sroto and tauto, making it a must-try Indonesian dish.

8 years ago
French seafood farmer Joffrey Dubault, who says he got the idea from customers at his market stall constantly asking him to throw in a lemon along with their purchase, began marketing the pre-flavoured oysters in October and has found buyers from Belgium to Hong Kong.
Food

Frenchman invents lemony oysters in time for holidays

A French seafood farmer is proposing lemon-flavoured oysters this holiday season, a delicacy he perfected after four years of trial-and-error experiments in his garage.

8 years ago
Gordon Ramsay poses during the MIPCOM trade show(standing for International Market of Communications Programmes) in Cannes, southern France, on October 16, 2017.
Food

Chef Gordon Ramsay spurs Korean street food

Michelin-starred chef Gordon Ramsay apparently didn’t like one of the most popular Korean street foods during his recent stay here.

8 years ago
A handout picture released on December 22, 2017 by the press service of the French National Museum of Natural History shows a wild truffle, Tuber brumale, found on the green roof of an hotel in Paris.
Food

Paris truffle find hailed as boon for urban gardeners

French gourmets were celebrating Friday after a wild truffle was discovered for what experts said was the first time ever in Paris.

8 years ago
Yogyakarta-style bakpia has thicker and chewier dough. Meanwhile, Surakarta-style bakpia has a flaky texture and is chock-full of filling.
Food

Getting to know ‘bakpia,’ a Chinese-influenced cake

Visitors to Yogyakarta may have heard of bakpia, the full moon-shaped pastry with mung bean paste filling.

8 years ago
Legendary Indonesian rock band Slank poses for a photo during an interview with The Jakarta Post in Gang Potlot III, South Jakarta.
Food

Slank releases signature coffee brand to encourage entrepreneurship

Rock band Slank has launched Slankopi, its signature coffee brand, to encourage entrepreneurship and empower its local fans. 

8 years ago
In the past few years, Margo Redjo has produced a wide array of coffee powders under different brands and prices, including Tjap Grobak Idjo, Tjap Orang Matjoel, Tjap Pisau, Koffie Sari Roso as well as Koffie Mirama.
Food

The ins and outs of Semarang’s legendary coffee roastery Margo Redjo

Coffee enthusiasts may have heard of Margo Redjo, a legendary coffee roastery in Semarang, Central Java. Nestled in the city’s Chinatown, the coffee roastery is the go-to place for coffee tasting.

8 years ago
At a glance, Madhang offers similar food delivery services as Go-Food or GrabFood, but it focuses more on small-scale food sellers.
Food

Kaesang Pangarep promotes local dishes through mobile app

The youngest son of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, Kaesang Pangarep, has introduced a mobile app named Madhang that aims to preserve and promote local dishes.

8 years ago
British retailer Marks & Spencer is selling a new stoneless avocado that also boasts edible skin.
Food

Meet the seedless avocado, and you can eat the skin too

Just when you thought the avocado could not get anymore hipster and on trend, meet the stoneless avocado. 

8 years ago
A recent study into 15 previous studies of more than 200,000 volunteers has found that the people who ate about 40 grams of cheese a day had the lowest risks of heart disease and stroke.
Food

Cheese may offer some health benefits, study says

A new study published in the European Journal of Nutrition suggests that cheese consumption might yield some health benefits.

8 years ago
Starbucks Roastery in Shanghai, China. The Starbucks Reserve Roastery, which is the company's largest store of its kind, opened three years after the chain launched its first Roastery in Seattle. It is planning to open similar outlets in Milan, New York and Tokyo soon.
Food

Starbucks plans more mega stores

Starbucks, the world's largest coffee chain, plans to further innovate its beverage and store designs as well as digital offerings to attract more diversified and technology-savvy customers in China after it opened its biggest cafe in the world in Shanghai on Wednesday.

8 years ago
'Seblak' is a dish made of crackers cooked with vegetables, eggs and spicy sauce.
Food

Five dishes to try in Bandung on a rainy day

As the rainy season has arrived, those planning to visit Bandung may look for particular dishes to warm up the day.

8 years ago
'Xiao long bao' dumplings .
Food

Six rules for eating dim sum like a pro

A New Yorker going to Hong Kong for an authentic dim sum experience may walk away a little deflated: Largely gone are the traditional carts, loaded with delicately flavored bite-size dishes, that diners flag down as they pass by in many U.S. eateries. In the home of the cuisine, they’ve largely been relegated to history and replaced with à la carte menus.

8 years ago
Jay Fai (L), the cook and owner of a street food eatery in Bangkok, speaks to reporters after her street-side eatery was recognized with a one-star Michelin guide mark at a hotel in Bangkok on December 6, 2017.
Food

Bangkok street food eatery earns Michelin star

In a city famous for street food, a roadside restaurant in Bangkok with plastic tables and simple but sumptuous fare has earned one of the dining scene's highest honors: a Michelin star.

8 years ago
Bambang Larensolo, a tea sommelier, said Indonesian teas are still finding their identities.
Food

Why isn't Indonesian tea as famous as its coffee?

While Indonesia has made a name for itself in the coffee industry, the same can't be said of its tea counterpart, despite being the world’s seventh-biggest tea producer.

8 years ago
Indian restaurant Gaggan is among three that won two stars in the debut assessment of the Thai capital’s dining scene by the French tiremaker and publisher.
Food

Bangkok restaurants fail to win three stars in debut Michelin Guide

Bangkok, long a food-lover’s paradise, at last has its own Michelin guide but no restaurants achieved the coveted top accolade of three stars.

8 years ago
Healing through handicrafts: Sri Ratna Mbaresi showcases handicrafts made by women from Poso who survived violent sectarian clashes. The handicrafts provide an opportunity to earn income and also to ease their trauma.
Food

Poso women promote peace through food, coffee

Years have passed since the sectarian conflict in Poso, Central Sulawesi, which took place between 1998 and 2001.

8 years ago
Starbucks Roastery in Shanghai, China.
Food

World’s biggest Starbucks to open in Shanghai

Starbucks Corp. is testing its upscale and super-sized cafe concept overseas with a Roastery in China, the company’s fastest-growing market, as the pace of worldwide sales stalls.

8 years ago
Performers beat drums during the opening ceremony of the first McDonald's fast food chain restaurant in the capital Hanoi on December 2, 2017.
Food

Communist Hanoi gets its first McDonald's

Global burger behemoth McDonald's opened its first branch on Saturday in the historic heart of communist Hanoi, a conservative city renowned for its traditional -- and cheap -- Vietnamese staples beloved by food-obsessed locals.

8 years ago
Pizza making process. Naples' candidacy for pizza twirling has created a buzz in the southern Italian city where the art has been handed down for generations -- as well as around the world.
Food

Naples pizza twirling seeks nod as UNESCO 'intangible'

Naples' art of pizza twirling is a candidate to join UNESCO's list of "intangible heritage" next week along with a wealth of other cultural treasures such as Saudi Arabian wall painting and Bangladeshi cane weaving.

8 years ago
M&Ms is gifting their candy-loving fans a sequel to the brand’s beloved Christmas commercial.
Food

Two decades later, M&Ms unwraps a sequel to iconic Christmas commercial

This year, prepare to have your heart deeply warmed: M&Ms is gifting its candy-loving fans a sequel to the brand’s beloved Christmas commercial.

8 years ago
Marketing analysts have found a scientific explanation for our never-ending craving for salted caramel.
Food

Study explains salted caramel 'addiction'

A recent scientific study led by marketing analysts Dr. Cammy Crolic and professor Chris Janiszewski of the University of Florida reveals why we can’t say no to salted caramel.

8 years ago
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