Here are the most memorable dishes I ate during my short visit to the country.

Bubble drinks, also known as bubble tea, are arguably among the most popular beverages in Indonesia. They boast various flavor infusions and have chewy bubbles (tapioca pearls or boba) that can be addictive for some people.

Chef Ragil Imam Wibowo’s Samudera Nusantara seafood dinner at Nusa Indonesian Gastronomy in Kemang, South Jakarta, is another fine-dining approach to contemporizing the country’s regional dishes.

In Jakarta, foodies can sample the finest Japanese cuisine the way it is prepared and served in its home country.

Cough-medicine-flavored KitKat anyone?

A breakthrough by a Swiss chocolate maker expands the industry’s hues beyond just dark, milk and white.

Despite Japanese cuisine’s popularity, only a few people are familiar with the Japanese dining etiquette.

Fast food chain McDonald's has brought back its popular nasi lemak burger for a second run.

Anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and vitamin-rich: here’s a list of natural superfoods recommended by nutritionists to promote good health.

Recently, a one-and-a-half minute video about bouncing left-over rice from a Padang restaurant in Central Jakarta went viral. Uploaded on YouTube, the video accused that the rice contains plastic, as it was not sticky.

At a hip Bangkok diner, foodies with an adventurous palate tuck into a bug-based menu that includes watermelon salad sprinkled in bamboo worms, nachos with silkworm cherry tomato salsa and pasta made from ground crickets.

Why pay more when there are less expensive options are available?

Indonesian cuisine boasts both flavor and vibrancy and is a force to be reckoned with.

House of Yuen, a contemporary Chinese cuisine eatery, balances Cantonese delicacies with Indonesian flavors to accommodate the taste buds of locals.

Ignore the snobs, because most experts agree: a few drops of water enhance the taste of whiskies, from well-rounded blends to peat bombs redolent of smoke, tobacco and leather. 

Tahu gejrot (fried tofu in sweet spicy sauce) is a traditional snack from Cirebon, West Java.

Sayur asem (vegetables in tamarind soup) is among most popular Indonesian comfort foods.

For the residents of Java, Bali and Madura islands, tumpeng (a cone-shaped serving of yellow rice accompanied by assorted side dishes) is synonymous with joyful celebrations.

Widely known as Kota Tape (The City of Fermented Cassava), Bondowoso in East Java has proven that it deserves a new title: the Republic of Coffee.

Ali Sadikin is the gold standard for anyone who aspires to become the governor of Jakarta.

Don’t make enemies with your bowl of noodles.

While the traditional sushi and sashimi have already proved to be popular among Jakartans, a fusion of Japanese and Peruvian flavors is set to tantalize taste buds with the opening of a new Nikkei-themed restaurant.

In a culinary world captivated by the ever-changing trends of social media, it takes more than just the restaurant’s flavors to win the taste buds of the people.

A cafe in Dhaka named after Donald Trump has been luring Bangladeshis undeterred by his controversial politics and more interested in snapping selfies with a life-size cutout of the US president.

For Singaporeans and Malaysians, nasi lemak (rice cooked with pandan leaves and served with sambal) is a breakfast staple.

Bad news for Jakarta’s Stepford wives who seek to serve delicious yet practical home-cooked meals as BlackGarlic, a meal ingredient catering startup, decided to cease operations as of Friday.

What if you could eat a burger with purple buns that reminds you of one of the legendary Japanese mangas Garasu no Kamen (Glass Mask), or better known in Indonesia back in the 1990s as Topeng Kaca?

Jakarta is saturated with coffee shops where people can hang out or simply sit and work for hours with a cup of Java (or Gayo, take your pick). However, the first half of 2017 saw a new trend emerging.

Asian flavors are the new zeitgeist that influence the world. 

Cheese, mostly still imported, has been increasingly inseparable from Indonesia’s culinary favorites as well as various traditional snacks.