For The Love of Indonesian Food: Makan Session!

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Being an Indonesian, I must say, I still have SO much to learn about Indonesian food!

(In other words, having been away from Indonesia for more than 2 decades, I know very little about Indonesian food BUT I sooo want to know more about it!) If you're not an Indonesian reading this, let me tell you something, ... there's SO MUCH variety, so many authentic ingredients, and so many things that you can explore and create, provided that you know what you're putting together and cooking, of course! =D What we usually see (and eat) at Indonesian restaurants overseas is only a tiny fraction of what Indonesian food is all about! REALLY!

[Some of the food we had was cooked right there and then!]

[Indo version of 'Char Kway Teow' - Sliced Pempek Lenjer is used instead of Kway Teow! Yummmyyy!!] Not too long ago, we were invited to join in a Makan Session. It was a gathering of Indonesia's culinary experts and food fanatics, and we tasted super yummy Indonesian food! Most of them I haven't ever tried before! (We were busy chatting and eating that we didn't take photos of the food spread other than the above!) We had Chef William Wongso, Chef Bondan, Chef Afit and Lucy, his wife (the owners of Holy Cow Steakhouse), Ndoro Kakung (a senior blogger, well recognised by the social media here), Santhi Serad (a food scientist who owns a herbal garden in Bandung), Ade Putri (a food fanatic and a radio deejay who talks about food on air!), and many others! ... It really was a nice and warm gathering. (And it sure made me appreciate Indonesian food a whole lot more! =) ... For talks on yummy Indo food, you can follow this hashtag on Twitter if you wish : #acmi #cintamasakanindonesia