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The Deep Symbolism Behind Bebek Songkem: A Madurese Culinary Tradition

The cooked duck is a symbol of gratitude, representing the gesture of sungkeman.

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09:30 | Jan 29, 2025

Acute Kidney Injury: BPOM to Penalize Pharmaceutical Companies

The Indonesian Drug and Food Control Agency (BPOM) said it will penalize two pharmaceutical companies after ethylene glycol (EG) and diethylene glycol (DEG) were detected in their syrups.

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18:02 | Oct 24, 2022

Regulator Guarantees Instant Noodle Products Safety in Indonesia

The Mie Sedaap Korean Spicy Chicken product sold in Indonesia is different from the product sold under the same brand in Hong Kong, BPOM's deputy for processed food supervision, Rita Endang, informed.

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15:16 | Sep 30, 2022

Indonesia Exports Rendang Seasoning to Norway, Iceland

"Norwegian people are not many, only 5.5 million people. But this is a rich country and people really like to try new things," Indonesian Ambassador to Norway stated.

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00:15 | Aug 30, 2022

10,000 Hectares of Land Prepared for Food Estate in New Capital

The designated land is located in Paser, Kurtai Kartanegara, and North Penajam Paser regencies.

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18:15 | Aug 25, 2022

Rendang Minangkabau, One of The World's Best Foods

Rendang is a delicacy from West Sumatra, Indonesia, which has been recognized abroad.

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11:26 | Aug 25, 2022

40 Million Tons of Food Wasted in Indonesia Every Year, Here's the Solution

The country also suffers economic losses of up to IDR 551 trillion per year or five percent of the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and loses energy content equivalent to 125 million Indonesians and additional carbon emissions due to wasted food

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09:15 | Aug 24, 2022

3 Years of Rice Self-Sufficiency, Indonesia Receives IRRI Award

President Joko Widodo in his speech said that since 2015 Indonesia has built many dams, rainwater reservoirs or reservoirs, and irrigation networks.

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00:00 | Aug 15, 2022

Indonesia Strives to Substitute Imported Corn, Soybean, Wheat

In 2021, Indonesia had imported 987,005 tons or Rp1.2 trillion worth of corn. Starting this year, the government would strive to boost the production of low-aflatoxin corn to replace imported food corn.

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07:15 | Aug 14, 2022

BRIN Encourages More Sorghum Consumption to Reduce Wheat Import

Sorghum was first cultivated in Indonesia in the 1970s.

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15:15 | Aug 11, 2022

West Jakarta Supports Public Fishing Ponds to Enhance Local Food Security

The harvest will then be sold to the areas residents or customers from outside the area

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18:30 | Jul 26, 2022

Siang Kie Bakmi Semarang, A Legendary Food Existed for A Century

There is a legendary cuisine in Semarang that has existed since The Dutch Colonization era in Indonesia.

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19:00 | Jul 18, 2022

Expert Says Jokowi's Peace Lobby in Ukraine, Russia Starts Showing Impact

Global food crisis has become one of the most pressing issues resulted from the war in Ukraine.

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13:29 | Jul 14, 2022

Four Tons of Indonesian Instant Noodle Products Refused Entry to Taiwan

They were found to exceed the maximum pesticide residue limit.

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09:15 | Jul 07, 2022

Borobudur Temple Reliefs Reveal Ancient Culinary in Java

Some of the foods found such Twak, Kinca, and Legen--a type of drink, and Rumbah Hadangan Prana in the form of dishes with the main ingredient of buffalo meat.

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09:23 | Jul 02, 2022