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On this website, you will find our research for Asli Food Project ft. Indonesia, which was conducted across the archipelago from 2017 to 2019.
In 2021, we began our current work for Asli Food Project ft. Northwest Coast, which is primarily focused on Native American tribes spanning the geographical region from British Columbia (Canada) to Washington and Oregon (United States).
Here’s an ingredient you can’t find in your local grocery store, not even in Indonesia — the kenari nut. After our visit to Pulau Alor in NTT, we foresee this nut becoming the next biggest star in the global food market very soon. Be one of the first to learn about how it is harvested …
In 1971, an American woman sought out traditional Indonesian recipes while living in New York City. She printed out the instructions with photos included, packed them into boxes with corresponding ingredients, and mailed the packages to intrepid American households willing to recreate them. “Impossible!” I thought. Who was this woman? Paula Wolfert.
There were too many men. I had become accustomed to spending quiet, intimate moments with grandmothers, mothers, wives, aunts and daughters in village kitchens across Indonesia in the preceding months. It was a natural connection — woman to woman — and put me at ease, especially because I was a lone, female traveler. I felt …
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We’ve gathered recipes, both traditional and inspired, from our travels. Click here to discover and read the stories behind how we collected them from our new friends.
Attention! Geography lesson needed.
The Northwest Coastal tribes extend from British Columbia in Canada down to Washington, Oregon and California in the United States.
Who is behind ASLI FOOD PROJECT?
Meet Crystal and find out why a career in the kitchen incubated the idea for this project. Read more.
