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Ibu Suharti's ( 'Ibu' is an Indonesian honorific equivalent to 'Mrs.' or 'Mother') ayam goreng Yogya (as it is known outside Yogyakarta; within Yogya city limits, it's just called ayam goreng) is so iconic, says Adzan Tri Budiaman, a chef and restaurateur who lived in Yogya for more than 10 years before relocating to Jakarta in February 2009, that "Yogya and Suharti is like America and Kentucky Fried Chicken."

Ayam Goreng 2009

A species of partridge is called ayam gunong, or mountain hen.

The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants William Marsden 1795

Lampong country of Sumatra and western part of Java lying opposite to it there is a very large breed of fowls, called ayam jago; of these I have seen a cock peck from off of a common dining table; when inclined to rest they sit on the first joint of the leg and are then taller than the ordinary fowls.

The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants William Marsden 1795

If you want a real taste of Peranakan food, the one dish you must try is ayam buah keluak, says Benjamin Seck, chef and owner of Singapore's True Blue Restaurant.

A Peranakan favorite Amy Ma 2010

Chicken: The chicken, or ayam, is stewed with the nuts in gravy for one hour and then left to steep in the refrigerator overnight.

A Peranakan favorite Amy Ma 2010

It wasn't the front page picture of Rosa Michelman digging in to a bowl of soto ayam at Minangasli, an Indonesian restaurant in Queens' Elmhurst neighborhood; it was the medium close-up of Michelman's soto ayam on page D4, the one you see above, the one that came with the caption "Indonesian Penicillin."

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Michelle still loves the soto ayam the best because of its sensory overload, but, if you ask me, this delicate little gem is easily its equal. fig. a: before

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That's what happened the other night, when I reached The New York Times' Dining section and Julia Moskin's ecstatic report on that tantalizing family of Southeast Asian curry noodle soups known by such monikers as curry laksa, curry mee, la sa ga, khao poon, and soto ayam "From Asia, Rapture in a Bowl," January 7, 2009.

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You can expect to hear about all the highlights of our own culinary travels in the very near future, but in the meantime, here's a recipe that's a great follow-up to the soto ayam, one that doesn't pack the same spicy punch, but is also an ideal late-winter cure-all.

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In our post on soto ayam back in January we mentioned a few places that come in handy when you're looking for things like kaffir lime leaves, lemon grass, and rice noodles, but we thought it might be useful if we made the list a little more official and expanded it somewhat.

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