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Celebration: Visitors take iftar dishes prepared at the DoubleTree by Hilton Surabaya in East Java on March 6, 2025.
Celebration: Visitors take iftar dishes prepared at the DoubleTree by Hilton Surabaya in East Java on March 6, 2025.
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How food influencers shape culinary trends in Indonesia

From genuine, unpaid reviews to clever marketing tactics, food vloggers have painted the culinary landscape of the country, offering not just insightful responses but also vibrant recommendations to gastronomic explorers.

1 month ago
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RE:HARVEST and partners transforms food waste into Sustainable Opportunity

South Korean start-up RE:HARVEST, in collaboration with P4G (Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals), ASEIC (ASEM SMEs Eco-Innovation Center) and leading beverage producer PT Multi Bintang Indonesia Tbk, hosted a Food Upcycling Seminar on Feb. 14-15 in Menteng, Central Jakarta, with an aim to advance sustainable food practices and reduce food waste.

2 months ago
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Shanghai celebrates Lunar New Year with a dogs' dinner

In China, where people are choosing to adopt pets rather than have children, restaurants or online stores have started to offer dinner events and meal sets for cats and dogs, with at least one held a few days early on Saturday.

3 months ago

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Belgian waffles may be about to become more environmentally friendly.

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Booming business of the booty-ful nut of the Seychelles

It is the world's largest seed, and with a shape suggestive of a woman's hips and myths of love-making powers, the coco de mer is an icon of the Seychelles.

5 years ago
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West Java specialty café Jabarano now brewing in Australia

The café, located on 555 Flinders Lane in Melbourne, is the first of four Jabarano coffee shops to be opened across Australia.

5 years ago
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Betawi latte, 'gambang' cake: Starbucks Indonesia introduces locally inspired menu

A Betawi-inspired menu consists of Betawi latte, gambang cake, sarang semut cheesecake and selendang mayang pudding.

5 years ago
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Scottish distillery launches 'carbon neutral' pea gin

A Scottish distillery on Wednesday launched a climate-friendly gin made from peas, after five years of research found that it removes more carbon dioxide from the environment than it creates.

5 years ago
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Movie magic: Spanish tinned crisp sales boom on Korean film cameo

Cesar Bonilla is still baffled by a surge in demand for the canned potato chips made by his company in northwestern Spain after they appeared in award-winning Korean film Parasite.

5 years ago
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Seven must-try legendary eateries near Bandung town square

From breakfast dishes to desserts, eateries near Bandung's town square park will satisfy your hunger for different culinary experiences. 

5 years ago
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From farm to cup: The delights of Balinese homegrown teas

Quietly, Bali has been growing its own teas, which have been making inroads into the island’s hospitality industry.  

5 years ago
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Ubud Food Festival set to return to Bali in April

Featuring cooking demos, food tours, master classes and more, the "Heroes"-themed festival is said to take place in more than 30 venues across Ubud, Bali.

5 years ago
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The world’s best burgers as picked by stars of gastronomy

We asked the culinary elite — chefs laden with Michelin stars and other accolades — for their favorite burgers when they are having a sneaky time out from gastronomy. 

5 years ago
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GrabFood joins Indonesia's digital frontline against exotic meats

Amid growing calls worldwide to ban the wildlife trade, prompted in part by the zoonotic origin of the novel coronavirus, Grab has joined other digital companies in stepping up the efforts on Indonesian soil.

5 years ago
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Starbucks Indonesia to stop providing plastic straws in all outlets

Starbucks Indonesia began the initiative to use paper instead of plastic straws since Oct. 1, 2018, through a program called Greener Nusantara, launched in Bali.

5 years ago
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It gets feta: Boyolali produces cheese to match imported products

Cheese production in Boyolali started in 2007 when dairy farmers in the regency received assistance from a German NGO.

5 years ago
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Winner, winner, chicken dinner: 'Ayam geprek' crowned most-ordered dish on GoFood

GoFood recorded 300 million orders of ayam geprek throughout 2019, which according to its estimates, is "nearly equal to a round trip from Java to Kalimantan if the plates were arranged lengthwise".

5 years ago
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MasterChef Australia judge's restaurant empire collapses

The restaurant empire of former Australian MasterChef judge George Calombaris was placed into voluntary administration Monday, a year after a wages scandal at his eateries and his exit from the globally popular show.

5 years ago
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Tiffany’s first European cafe to open in London on Valentine’s Day

The American jeweler is to open its first ever cafe in Europe in Harrods in London on Feb. 14. 

5 years ago
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World's most expensive whiskies go up for sale

Some of the world's rarest and most expensive whiskies went on sale on Friday in an online auction of a private collection amassed by a late US soft drink bottling tycoon.

5 years ago
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Cape Town restaurant wins Guinness world milkshake record

Guinness World Records has named a South African restaurant as the official titleholder for "Most Varieties of Milkshakes Commercially Available".

5 years ago
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% Arabica to open four stores in Indonesia

The first % Arabica shop in Indonesia is scheduled to open in March and will be located in District 8 Jakarta in South Jakarta.

5 years ago
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'Cheddargate' chef tells Michelin to keep out of his restaurant

Marc Veyrat, the French celebrity chef at the center of the "Cheddargate" scandal, has declared that he never wants a Michelin star for his new Paris restaurant.

5 years ago
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Locusts boiled, baked or dried? Kuwait serves up a swarm

Some people like them baked, others prefer them dried. Locusts are surprisingly nutritious and considered a delicacy by many in Kuwait but not everyone is enamored by the crunchy culinary offering.

5 years ago
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Pasteurised camembert? French cheesemakers vote 'Non'

A battle over the future of camembert came to a head Friday after French producers voted against allowing pasteurized versions of the classic raw-milk cheese.

5 years ago
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Taco Bell to enter Indonesian market in April

The license to open the franchise has been acquired by PT Fast Food Indonesia Tbk (FAST), the company that manages KFC in the country.

5 years ago
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Tirta Lie to host first-ever halal 'bakmi' festival

The upcoming festival, titled Lunar Mie Festival With Tirta Lie, will be his first event to feature halal-only bakmi joints.

5 years ago
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Bat spit coffee is a hit with Madagascar consumers

In the rich volcanic soils of central Madagascar’s Itasy province grows a rare and fragrant coffee coveted by bats and humans alike. The twist: humans want it even more after the bats have nibbled on it.

5 years ago
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Oscars go green with plant-based menus, no plastic bottles

Food at this year's Oscar events will be almost entirely plant-based, the Academy of Motion Pictures said on Monday, in line with other celebrity dinners during Hollywood's 2020 awards season.

5 years ago
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Japanese chef makes history as he joins France's Michelin elite

Chef Kei Kobayashi became the first Japanese chef ever to win the maximum three Michelin stars in France on Monday.

5 years ago
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Siang Ming: A Chinese tea oasis in Jakarta

Staying true to its Chinese roots, Siang Ming Tea House is probably the oldest surviving Chinese tea house in Jakarta.

5 years ago
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Japanese maker pushes umami overhaul for much-maligned MSG

In much of the world, monosodium glutamate or MSG is a beloved ingredient. It's in stock cubes and potato chips, and sprinkled on everything from soups to salads, adding a savory flavor sometimes referred to as umami or the "fifth taste".

5 years ago
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Sweet! Indian bakers make world's 'longest' cake

It was a record-baking effort. Hundreds of bakers and chefs in southern India came together Wednesday to create what they said is the world's longest cake -- about 6.5 kilometers.

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