Nasi Padang: An Indonesian Banquet
Freitag, 16. Oktober 2026 um 19 Uhr

Zi-Ting grew up watching her family’s matriarchs prepare meals for her and her family. She sat in a corner of the outdoor kitchen, listening to the oil sizzle as baskets of vegetables were emptied into waiting woks and watching deft, practiced hands drizzle sauces into bubbling dishes. These sights, smells, and sounds have enchanted her into adulthood.

Today, Zi-Ting spends her time cooking, eating, and writing about food. Since she moved from Singapore to Berlin in 2022, many of her kitchen adventures have been centred around recreating food from home, from her grandaunt’s signature salted fish and pork patties, to kuehs and the likes of nasi ulam, nasi lemak, and beef rendang.

She has published an essay about onde-onde, a traditional dessert found in Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia, and continues to cook and write from her home in Berlin. Her work can be found at @eatyourbittergourd on Instagram and eatyourbittergourd.substack.com.