Monday, April 6, 2026

They sailed for spices. Now the Dutch crave Indonesian sambal

by Carbonmedia
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Over fiery plates of sambal-soaked Ayam Penyet in Rotterdam, I set out to investigate how the Netherlands became home to Europe’s best Indonesian food — is it the legacy of the Dutch East India Company, or a cuisine reshaped and sustained by immigrants?

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