Amy ScattergoodNeed a visual aid for your print edition? Jonathan Gold visits the home of the Indonesian urap (“the salad is tossed with coconut, then shredded into a rough, pink paste, whose overtones include sweetness and penetrating bitterness, fleeting perfume and a sort of persistant, almsot human reek that is akin to the smell of a beaded angora sweater pulled from the bottom of a pile at a vintage shop”) at Indo Cafe in Palms. Click through for Anne Fishbein's spectacular photos and read more in Gold's Counter Intelligence, “Out of the Ashes and into the Urap at Indo Cafe.”
seasoned peanuts; Credit: Anne Fishbein
Martabak Telur; Credit: Anne Fishbein
Roti Canai with curry sauce; Credit: Anne Fishbein
Ayam Kalio; Credit: Anne Fishbein
Sate Aneka; Credit: Anne Fishbein
Lontong Cap Go Meh; Credit: Anne Fishbein
Ikan Balado; Credit: Anne Fishbein
Ikan Balado; Credit: Anne Fishbein
Udang Balado; Credit: Anne Fishbein
Sayur Asem; Credit: Anne Fishbein
Ayam Penyet; Credit: Anne Fishbein
Nasi Kuning; Credit: Anne Fishbein
Es Alpukat; Credit: Anne Fishbein
Flavored syrups; Credit: Anne Fishbein
diners Hugh and Manuela; Credit: Anne Fishbein
contents of the Nasi Bungkus; Credit: Anne Fishbein
Indo Cafe; Credit: Anne Fishbein
Chef Alien assembling the Nasi Bungkus; Credit: Anne Fishbein
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