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COMMUNAL PICNIC: Indonesia — Elita Rocka

August 16, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Pre-order online until FRI Aug 14, 10pm
Pick up on SUN Aug 16, 6-7:30pm at The Bentway

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Part of The Depanneur + The Bentway’s new Communal Picnic series

With more than 17,000 islands populated by more than 300 different ethnic groups, Indonesian cuisine has incredible breadth, depth and variety. Home of the original “Spice Islands”, Indonesia has been a culinary destination for centuries, sharing spices like nutmeg and clove with the rest of the world while absorbing and reimagining Indian, Chinese, Arabic, Thai and Dutch influences. Indonesian food boasts many unique flavours, textures and ingredients worth exploring, and tonight Javanese Chef Elita Rocka shares a few distinctive and authentic Indonesian recipes.
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Salad Mangga 
A cool, refreshing mango salad with red onion, bell pepper and cilantro dressing

Ayam Gulai –or– Tempe Tahu Gulai
Chicken thighs –or– a mix of tempeh and tofu cooked in a spicy gulai sauce, a rich, curry-like gravy popular in Sumatra. The multitude of spices slowly simmered in coconut milk — turmeric, coriander, black pepper, galangal, ginger, chilli pepper, shallot, garlic, fennel, lemongrass, cinnamon and caraway — speak to Indonesia’s centuries-old history in the spice trade.

Nasi Uduk
Fragrant Traditional Indonesian coconut rice — jasmine rice cooked in coconut milk with tropical aromatics like pandan leaf, lemongrass, and galangal — served with a garlicky stir-fry of shredded green cabbage, carrots, and green beans.

Jagung Bakar Pedas Manis 
Grilled corn on the cob, Indonesian style, lacquered with a spicy sweet chili sauce

Singkong Lumer
Sweet cassava pudding made from grated cassava cooked with palm sugar, pandan leaf and topped with creamy coconut milk sauce
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Chicken, Vegetarian, or 1/2+1/2
Indonesian Picnic for 2 $59 • for 4 $109 • for 6 $159

ORDER FOR THIS EVENT IS NOW CLOSED. PICKUP IS ON SUN 6-7PM AT THE BENTWAY.


Elita Rocka is a gifted chef and accomplished baker from Jakarta, Indonesia. Blessed with a family of cooks, she learned her craft from generations of chefs; her grandmother created a noodle restaurant in Central Jakarta that has been a local favourite for over 3 decades, and now also owns a noodle factory in Indonesia. Her mother continued the restaurant business with Elita constantly at her hip, always tasting everything her mother made. Those hands-on skills and indelible memories are the foundation from which Elita strives to create authentic Indonesian meals in her new Canadian home.

Now, Elita has become a food entrepreneur, working full time with a vegan food project, as well as catering for the Indonesian Consulate.. She was recently selected to be a participant in Kedai Indonesia, a pop-up food event hosted by the consulate that brings together the very best in Indonesian food around Toronto. You can follow her on Instagram at padi.padi2019 and royce.cakes.


The Depanneur + The Bentway’s Present: Communal Picnic

On Sundays in August & September, The Depanneur will curate a selection of 6 meals prepared by a diverse group of local chefs, packaged for contactless pickup. A new kind of collective experience that can be enjoyed safely and responsibly at the unique The Bentway site. > MORE INFO
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Details

Date:
August 16, 2020
Time:
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Event Category:

Organizer

The Depanneur
Phone
416-828-1990
Email
info@thedepanneur.ca
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Venue

1033 College Street
Toronto, Ontario m6k 2b5 Canada
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Phone
416-828-1990