Throughout Indonesia, Padang Food is well known as the most delicious, and the most spicy, cuisine. It also happens to be the food my father grew up with in central Sumatra where Padang is the capital city.
When Dad migrated to Adelaide in South Australia he brought with him his mother’s recipes. Her handwritten pages were the kitchen bible in our house and eventually my mother, sisters and I all learned to cook the food of his homeland. Though I never learned to read the original Minangkerbau dialect in which they were written, Dad has now translated these recipes for me. And I am pleased to be able to share them with you on this site.
These are not complex restaurant dishes. They are simple recipes,that my Nanak (grandmother) cooked regularly as everyday family meals.
Makanan dari Bapak means My Father’s Food. I hope you enjoy it.
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