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Puthu cake, what food is it? Where did this traditional food come from?

Kue putu is a type of traditional Indonesian food in the form of a cake filled with Javanese sugar, wrapped in grated coconut and coarse grained rice flour. This cake is steamed by placing it in a slightly compacted bamboo tube. This cake is sold from sunset until late at night. The distinctive sound of […]

What is Ketupat? Where Does the Ketupat Come From?

Knowing ketupat is certainly a familiar thing for those of you who have visited countries in Southeast Asia such as Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Timor Leste. Ketupat is a typical rice-based food wrapped in a wrapper made of woven young coconut leaves (janur), or sometimes from other palm leaves. Ketupat is mostly found during […]