Different than the Latin cultures, in the old Babah Peranakan culture, it is not so comfortable to talk about feelings so openly. That does not mean that we don’t have other ways of showing our love; but our great grandmothers and grandmothers had taught us well to show love through other channels— the best being …
RIJSTTAFEL BETAWI The Dutch Colonial-era Smorgasbord The Traditional Grand Rijsttafel (translated as the Rice Table) featured in each property of the Tugu Hotels & Restaurants Group, portrays the sumptuous social feast that used to be celebrated by the Dutch plantation lords when they hosted their honorable guests, starting from around the 1910s. The Grand Rijsttafel …
‘The million dollar view warung’ New to Canggu is this gem of a restaurant, and we are so excited about it! The atmosphere is colorful and fun and kids can just be kids with a huge expanse of green grassy land to play on. When you arrive, its like entering an idyllic scene, with not …
Djamoe (the old spelling of ‘jamu’, traditional all-natural elixir drinks made of roots, leaves, flowers, seeds and herbs) is archetypal of centuries-old beliefs of wellbeing and healing, with secret recipes passed on from one generation to another, all through the archipelago but most strongly in the island of Java. Indonesian women, and men, believed that …
