Comfort Food at Its Best: Corn Fritters and Beef Satay

My family has a love-hate relationship with food. They love eating, but not necessarily creating "family-tradition" recipes. However, my maid loves cooking and she's the best cook ever. Therefore, 10 years ago, my mom assigned my maid to cook something phenomenal for new year's eve and steal the recipe so it can eventually be a family tradition. Well, my maid created a dish called Sate (Beef Skewers) and Bakwan Jagung (Corn Fritters). Since then, we always had these dishes every week.

This potato and corn appetizers are more than an ordinary Indonesian food. It contains a story that I associate with my family and also with my country. Corn fritters are normally being sold from carts on street corners in Indonesia. When I was small, I used to hangout with my friends while buying snacks on the street in front of my school. 

Indonesia was colonized by the Dutch in the early 1900s. Beef Satay (Sate) are actually an Indonesian appetizer with a dutch influence. Being far away from my family, these appetizers remind me of my family back in Indonesia. During the weekends, my parents and I loved to explore Indonesian street food, especially these chicken and beef satay. The dutch loved these food so much that they adapted a meal called Indonesian "Rijsttafel" (rice table). I love cooking and I used to cook these appetizers when I miss my family. It is a simple yet delicious dish that allows me to reminisce my hometown. 

When cooking these dishes, I was transported back to my hometown. I associate myself with Indonesian ingredients and spices, and it made me realize how much I miss my family back in Indonesia. All in all, I hope you guys enjoy the experience of trying these well-known Indonesian appetizers!

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