From Colonial Tables to Upscale Global Restaurants: A Look at Indonesian Cuisine

- More than 120 years ago, Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore, the first female writer and photographer and a board member of "National Geographic" magazine, documented her travels in Indonesia during the colonial era in her book "Java: Garden of the East." One of the most striking things to her was the "Rijsttafel" (rice table), a massive feast that includes dozens of dishes.