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In Indonesia "rempah" means spices. As for the mixture of different spices we called it "bumbu", and the composition of "bumbu" its quite complicated, in a sense, as Indonesian cuisines usually known as richly spiced.

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Like other spices coriander is available throughout the year providing a fragrant flavor that is reminiscent of both citrus peel and sage. The fruit of the coriander plant contains two seeds which, ...

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A dark colored paste made from shrimps and used in very small amounts as a flavoring. It is used in two forms, raw and grilled. Raw terasi is ground up with other spices into a thick paste, which is ...

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A waxy white kernel, it looks like hazelnuts but slightly bigger. It is used as a flavor as well as thickener. Usually they ground it and mix it together with other herbs, and it shouldn't be ...

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The liquid that comes from the grated meat of a brown coconut. The colour and rich taste of the milk can be attributed to the high oil content. Several grades of coconut milk exist: from thick at ...

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It looks almost like ginger, but it's different. When you take a close look, it has a tighter skin, is lighter in color and can have pinkish portions too, and it tastes more like pepper than ...

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Kaffir lime leaf adds an unmistakable, refereshing taste that is essential in many south-east asian cuisine, like Indonesian, Thai, and Vietnamese. Kaffir lime leaves are thick, dark green and shiny ...

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A warm, spicy sweet flavor hard brown seed.The first harvest of nutmeg trees takes place 7–9 years after planting, and the trees reach full production after twenty years. It usually one of the main ...

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