What are you favorite Indonesian foods? Why do you like them?
That is difficult question, to be honest (laugh). I should say tempe (fermented soybean) is my favorite food because it is made of grains. People live near Mediterranean sea consume grains and nuts daily. Thus tempe really reminds me of hometown despite living thousands miles from home.
Indonesia would make tons of money if they export tempe to Mediterranean countries.
Your tapas creations are praised all over internet, even though it used to be a foreign food among locals. How did you make foreign food into everyone's favorite?
It is because the concepts of tapas are really fitting to locals: savory, sweet and crispy at the same time. Regardless their tastes, I think local foodies tend to be excited in trying something new.
At Sea Grain, we make Tapas to be close to locals' tastes without getting rid of the Spanish influence in them.
I really want to learn to cook Spanish food. But I've never tasted ones, and my cooking skills are awful. Where should I start?
Actually Spanish foods are really easy to make. All you need are good olive oil and bread. Besides, you can find any Spanish foods ingredients in Jakarta.
The keys of Spanish foods are simplicity and togetherness. They make food with less process, then share them with whole family.
