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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.
Food premium

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
Food

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
Food

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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Lab-grown meat makes historic debut in Singapore

Lab-grown chicken meat made a historic debut at a Singapore restaurant Saturday in a culinary first that its creators said could help reduce the environmental damage involved in human food production.

4 years ago
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Japan's wasabi producers farm 'green gold'

If you've eaten sushi, you might assume you've tried wasabi. But chances are it was an artificial version that Japanese growers say is a world away from their 'green gold'.

4 years ago
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First Taco Bell outlet in Indonesia offers exclusive dish with 'sambal korek'

Taco Bell Indonesia offers a wide array of Mexican-inspired dishes, including Taco Supreme, Crunchwrap Supreme and exclusive dish Bell Rice.

4 years ago
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Thai researcher wonders if chicken feathers on the menu might fly

When Sorawut Kittibanthorn was looking for new types of waste to recycle, the then London-based student was drawn to the millions of tons of chicken feathers being discarded each year.

4 years ago
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Juggling lockdowns, Michelin Guide raced to find its star chefs

The Michelin Guide's restaurant inspectors had a trickier task than usual finding their noteworthy chefs of the year, rushing to get a seat at top tables after coronavirus lockdowns forced eateries to close for extended periods.

4 years ago
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Lab-grown meat to make historic debut at Singapore restaurant

Lab-grown chicken meat will make its debut at a Singapore restaurant in a culinary first this weekend after the company behind the product announced its inaugural sale Wednesday.

4 years ago
Food

UNESCO lists couscous as intangible world heritage

Couscous, the Berber dish beloved across northern Africa's Maghreb region and beyond, Wednesday joined the UN list of the world's intangible cultural heritage.

4 years ago
Food

Singapore's foodie 'hawker' culture given UNESCO recognition

Singapore's tradition of communal dining at hawker centers, open air food courts popularized by celebrity chefs and hit films such as "Crazy Rich Asians", has been recognized by UNESCO for its cultural significance.

4 years ago
Food

'Owatta': COVID-19 forces closure of Tokyo neighborhood ramen joint

Yashiro Haga closed his ramen shop on Thursday after 15 years because of dwindling sales due to the coronavirus pandemic and prospects are bleak for the restaurant located in an area of Tokyo usually teeming with businessmen, now teleworking from home.

4 years ago
Food

Udderly healthy: Donkey milk a hit in Albania

On a small farm south of Tirana, donkeys happily munch on hay while customers flock to scoop up bottles of their milk, a niche product winning fans who believe in its health benefits.

4 years ago
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Israeli baker offers 'Abu Dhabi' doughnut for Jewish festival

An enterprising Israeli baker is trying to tempt customers with a date-flavored doughnut from the Jewish state's new regional partner, the United Arab Emirates.

4 years ago
Food

Socially distanced gingerbread illustrates Sweden's pandemic year

With the theme of distance, this year's gingerbread house baking competition in Sweden was bound to feature coronavirus restrictions one way or another.

4 years ago
Food

Ivory Coast to lift suspension of Hershey cocoa sustainability schemes

Ivory Coast will lift a suspension on cocoa sustainability schemes run by US-based Hershey on its territory that it imposed earlier this week.

4 years ago
Food

Can-do attitude: Wuhan virus lockdown captured in craft beer

When the coronavirus emerged in Wuhan and the Chinese city went into a strict 76-day lockdown, Wang Fan resolved to commemorate the turbulent period in the way he knew best -- through beer.

4 years ago
Food

German cooking school gets creative with camper van dinners

A cooking school in northern Germany has taken the concept of "meals on wheels" to new levels to stay afloat during a partial lockdown, offering candlelight dinners for those willing to bring their own camper van and dine in it.

4 years ago
Food

Singapore becomes first country to approve sale of lab-grown meat

Singapore has given US start-up Eat Just the greenlight to sell its lab-grown chicken meat, in what the firm says is the world's first regulatory approval for so-called clean meat that does not come from slaughtered animals.

4 years ago
Food

We've been forgotten in COVID-19 easing, say French restaurants

Restaurant owner Jean Avarello is struggling to understand why in the next few weeks the shops and theaters near him in the French city of Marseille will be allowed to reopen after a COVID-19 lockdown, but he has to stay shut.

4 years ago
Food

Can't dine out? UK restaurants offer DIY meal kits to survive lockdown

From fast food to fine dining, some restaurants in Britain are relying on home kits to keep them afloat during lockdown, turning clients into cooks who recreate favorite meals in the comfort of their own kitchens.

4 years ago
Food

Turin restaurants unite to serve Italy's needy

The "Solidarity Kitchens" project is a network of 21 restaurants, volunteers and charities in the northern city that has served up about 35,000 meals since it began in late March.

4 years ago
Food

Japan's ramen bars struggle to stay open as COVID hammers small firms

Sixty-year-old Yashiro Haga is folding his Tokyo noodle ramen shop after 15 years in December, unable to overcome the prospect of a lasting customer slump due to the coronavirus crisis.

4 years ago
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Chocolate Santas in marzipan masks: A coronavirus Christmas in Hungary

When confectioner Laszlo Rimoczi decided to put masks on his chocolate Santas in his small workshop in rural Hungary, he intended it as a light-hearted joke to raise people's spirits amid a worsening coronavirus pandemic.

4 years ago
Food

'Yummy' media launches 1st online cooking event, Indonesia Memasak

Renowned culinary expert William Wongso and food writer Kevindra Soemantri are among the featured presenters of "Indonesia Memasak by Yummy", set to run from Dec. 1 to 31.

4 years ago
Food

Unilever targets 1-billion-euro sales for plant-based foods

Anglo-Dutch consumer giant Unilever said it has set a new annual sales target of one billion euros for plant-based food products as consumers turn away from meat and dairy.

4 years ago
Food

Tricking the taste buds: Flavor makers rise to meaty challenge

At flavor maker Givaudan's innovation center near Zurich, veteran chef Sam Brunschweiler serves up a lamb shawarma dish that looks and tastes appropriately meaty but is made from pea protein.

4 years ago
Food

Chef Daniel Boulud's secret ingredient for 2020? Creativity

Restaurants are testing new recipes for the nouvelle normal extending through 2021, with ingredients for safe dining and comfort vibes.

4 years ago
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2020 Taiwan Food Pavilion offers authentic foods, drinks at a click

Fans of Taiwanese culinary delights (no, not Star Wars), can try a tall glass of yummy boba and other foods by ordering them online from the 2020 Taiwan Food Pavilion.

4 years ago
Food

McDonald's launching meatless 'McPlant' burger

Fast food giant McDonald's announced it was launching a new plant-based burger named the "McPlant" to cater to the growing number of people who do not eat meat.

4 years ago
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GrabFood launches ‘Makanthon’ culinary festival to support local food sellers

GrabFood's Makanthon culinary festival aims to support local food sellers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 

4 years ago
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As Indonesian as it gets: Pop Mie cup noodles with rice

Pop Mie is the first brand in Indonesia to launch a noodles-rice combination in one cup, but is the carbs combo good for your body?

4 years ago
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Where's the meat? UK's first vegan butchers launches

In a corner of north London, a new gleaming butchers is preparing to open. The only thing it lacks is meat.

4 years ago