Hello, Indonesian President Mr. Joko Widodo(also known as Jokowi), went to North Sumatra (where andaliman is originally came from) awhile ago. He was served Batak food that contains andaliman. He never tried anything like that before and simply fell in love with the taste of andaliman spice. He was always ordering Sambal andaliman together with…
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Lanny’s Pulled Beef
Salam! I am going to continue to talk about Batak spice andaliman. Besides for the taste, Batak uses andaliman to preserve food (that is why most of the food is prepared few days before). But there is so much more than just using it for food. The oil from andaliman can be used against mosquito…
Tuna Naniura
Horas jalagabe! I was probably around 18 years old when I first saw andaliman tree back in ”huta” (hometown). I remember my stomach began to sing when I stood under andaliman tree.. Hungry!!! we actually went for Batak food short after. Imagine how happy I was! The food served by my relatives was magic! They…
Grilled chicken filét with andaliman
Horas Dongan! or in translation Hello and bless you my friends! How did you like yesterday’s recipe? I hope it wasn’t too hard to follow. Today, I will give you a rather simple recipe. I guarantee your whole family will love this. My son Óliver is not the kind of boy who would eat so…
Andaliman (recipes and great stories behind the spice).
Heads up my friends, This week I will be spoiling you with various recipes from Batak Tribe, my tribe. As probably some of you already knew that we Batak are using andaliman pepper in almost every dish we have: fish, meat, sambal, you name it. You will get to know more about my tribe, and…