CMN Video: Indonesian Cooking – Pepes Ikan dan Udang

Chef Mark’s Indonesian Adventure concludes with a trip to the Wayan Cooking School in Bali, where Chef Mark learns how to make Pepes Ikan dan Udang, or fish and shrimp steamed in a banana leaf. The most aromatic blend of spices makes this dish amazing! (And yes, that is prodigious perspiration on Chef Mark’s shirt! It was HOT!)

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CMN Video: Indonesian Cooking – Kelepon

Chef Mark learns how to make Kelepon, rice flour dumplings filled with palm sugar syrup, at the New Treasure Island Cultural Center in Bali, Indonesia.

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CMN Video: Chef Mark’s Indonesian Adventure, Part 1: Bali

My Indonesian Adventure begins in Bali, where I visit the Bali Bird Park, The New Treasure Island Cultural Center, Pura Uluwatu Temple, and other sites. Along the way, I sample the great foods of Bali and even get a few lessons in Balinese cooking. Look for more of my adventure later as I visit the Island of Java.

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I’ve been publishing a bunch of fun quick video blogs from my trip to Indonesia over on Remarkably Mark, my personal blog, and thought I’d link to them here at Culinary Media Network. These videos aren’t specifically about food, so I won’t put them in the CMN video feed, but I think you’ll enjoy them, as they give you a sense of how much fun we had on the trip, and just how friendly the wonderful people of Indonesia really are!

Becak Ride in JogJakarta:

Singing with Endah & Rhesa:

Kecak Dance in Bali:

More to come! Find them all at Remarkably Mark.

I continue my trip to Indonesia, visiting JogJakarta, where we see Prambanan Hindu temple and Borobudur Buddhist temple, both within sight of the magnificent Merapi volcano.

Here are links to more facebook albums:

Borobudur Buddhist Temple Photo Album

JogJakarta Photo album part 2

JogJakarta Photo album part 1

Bali photo album part 2

Quick Bites: Chef Mark in Bali

I’m in Indonesia as a guest of the Ministry of Culture for “Pesta Blogger 2008“, a large gethering of bloggers from the whole country. We’re on “The Road to Pesta Blogger”, seeing many of the cultural and culinary highlights of this beautiful country. I visit the New Treasure Island Cultural Heritage center in Bali and learn how a proper Balinese man dresses, then I dance with a beautiful girl.

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The Road to Pesta Blogger 2008 begins for me in Bali, where a group of Indonesian bloggers and 5 foreign bloggers meet up to discover the wonders of Indonesia. These are photos from the first 2 days in Bali.

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