I have previously explained my love of Asian food – and not just the southern, Cantonese food I grew up with. There’s something enticing about the wonderful balance of flavour you’ll find in Asian cuisine and it’s something that’s perfectly encapsulated in Indonesia’s national dish.
Nasi Goreng, unimaginatively, translated directly to “fried rice,” but manages to transcend its simple ingredients to become a taste explosion. It’s more than just fried rice, and more especially than the greasy day-old slop you’d get from just about any Chinese restaurant, or worse still, those awful take out joints. The combination of shallots, garlic, tamarind, chilli and sweet Indonesian soya – ketjap manis – with prawns and chicken and accompanied, usually, with a fried egg is the perfect gastronomic synergy, where the whole truly is more than the sum of its parts.
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Header: It’s FRIED RICE, you plick.
Last Updated: August 11, 2015
Dutch Matrix
August 11, 2015 at 16:06
Beef Chow Mein. DEM NOODLES!!!!!
Corrie
August 11, 2015 at 16:36
Siiiigh I’m craving for Chicken Chow Mein and Springrolls
RinceThis
August 11, 2015 at 16:08
Damn I do miss Chinese/Eastern food. Remember living in China you could buy a Peaking Duck with pancakes and all the sides for around R20.
Dutch Matrix
August 11, 2015 at 16:11
http://orig10.deviantart.net/f83c/f/2011/296/f/6/peking_duck_by_cadaverouscomplexion-d4dqugk.png
Poor ducky
Lord Chaos
August 11, 2015 at 16:13
Especially if it was”Peking” you
Pariah
August 11, 2015 at 16:08
For our dear Admiral, who is on the mend. When you get back bud, just remember this:
RinceThis
August 11, 2015 at 16:10
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Lord Chaos
August 11, 2015 at 16:18
Seems he’s not doing too bad.
Though broken ribs hurt twice as much as being a cabbage. 😛
Jonah Cash
August 11, 2015 at 16:27
Hahahahaha That is just brilliant
DragonSpirit009
August 11, 2015 at 16:10
I’ll just go sit in the corner and cry… I haven’t had any Asian food in a 7 months and I’m so craving that dish!
Pariah
August 11, 2015 at 16:10
Nothing beats Maggi noodles when you’re in the mood for that authentic chinese food taste!
Geoffrey Tim
August 11, 2015 at 16:17
YOU DIE! YOU DIE NOW!
Lord Chaos
August 11, 2015 at 16:17
*Throws braai at Geoff
RinceThis
August 11, 2015 at 16:17
I tried eating some Maggi noodles the other day and wanted to kill myself. Stuff is disgusting!
Hammersteyn
August 11, 2015 at 16:31
Take it out of the packet first!
Pariah
August 11, 2015 at 16:31
XD
AfricanTimeZA
August 11, 2015 at 16:44
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/india-bans-popular-maggi-noodles-after-concerns-over-excess-lead-levels-10298937.html
Spathi
August 11, 2015 at 16:12
Nasi Goreng reminds me of Malaysia.
Lord Chaos
August 11, 2015 at 16:14
Out of all Asian food, I prefer Indian. And wash it down with Vodka
Pieter Kruger
August 11, 2015 at 16:14
“Flied Lice” anybody? ANYBODY??
Pariah
August 11, 2015 at 16:15
Read just after the links – where they tell you what’s in the header. 🙂
Dutch Matrix
August 11, 2015 at 16:15
Please. He is an Xbone player. What do you expect?
RinceThis
August 11, 2015 at 16:15
He did Nasi it?
Pariah
August 11, 2015 at 16:18
You know when something is so bad, you facepalm but then laugh because it’s actually fucking hilarious?
Yeah. XD
RinceThis
August 11, 2015 at 16:19
HAHA! Yeah, I laughed the same way…
Dutch Matrix
August 11, 2015 at 16:19
Every time you look in the mirror?
Pariah
August 11, 2015 at 16:20
What’s a mirror?
Dutch Matrix
August 11, 2015 at 16:21
That thing that shatters every time you look into it.
Pariah
August 11, 2015 at 16:23
You and @Lord_Chaos_404:disqus really need to try something original once in a while. Maybe throw in a “your mom” joke somewhere. That always does the trick.
Lord Chaos
August 11, 2015 at 16:24
How about I tell you some tales about your sister.
Ok, that was too far. sorry. 🙁
Pariah
August 11, 2015 at 16:25
Nah, @disqus_XNOoWdzalw:disqus consistently plays the family card. “Too far” is all too relative in this case.
Lord Chaos
August 11, 2015 at 16:27
That’s what she said
Dutch Matrix
August 11, 2015 at 16:26
Oh but @ToshZA:disqus Loves his sister long time!
Lord Chaos
August 11, 2015 at 16:21
That window that shatters every time you look at it, yea, normal people call it a mirror. 😛
Hammersteyn
August 11, 2015 at 16:35
teehee
Hammersteyn
August 11, 2015 at 16:30
Put a steak under that egg and you’re golden
Corrie
August 11, 2015 at 16:31
And loose the yolk and rice and it’s perfect
Pariah
August 11, 2015 at 16:31
Surely you’re yolking, right?
Hammersteyn
August 11, 2015 at 16:33
Egg-xactly what I was thinking
Corrie
August 11, 2015 at 16:34
Har Har you guys “Crack” me up
Lord Chaos
August 11, 2015 at 16:34
*Facepalm.
😛
Pariah
August 11, 2015 at 16:31
Reminds me of a bad pickup line:
“How about some meat with your eggs, baby?”
Hammersteyn
August 11, 2015 at 16:32
Rofl
Brady miaau
August 11, 2015 at 16:35
Do you have any “Insert nationality here”? Would you like some?
Sies, that is terrible. I apologise to all who had to read that.
Pariah
August 11, 2015 at 16:39
That one always makes me cringe. I’ve used it once, when my gf and I were talking about the worst pickup lines. Of course, I had to sound legit while delivering them. So SO bad.
DragonSpirit009
August 11, 2015 at 17:05
Thank goodness I’ve never experienced the pickup line thing!!
Pariah
August 11, 2015 at 18:39
I went to school with a guy who genuinely used these. Naturally, he never had a gf until well after school.
DragonSpirit009
August 12, 2015 at 08:11
I’ve only received two pickup lines in my life. Some guy used a line from the first Bakgat movie.
Another guy asked me if he could sweep me off my feet at a dance club. In the end he did sweep me of my feet but sadly that story doesn’t end well.
Hammersteyn
August 11, 2015 at 16:38
Me at the moment.
http://img-9gag-fun.9cache.com/photo/abbV3Np_460sa.gif
RinceThis
August 11, 2015 at 16:38
HAHA! Man. I want beer and Chinese dumplings. Gods they are so good.
Hammersteyn
August 11, 2015 at 16:39
Gonna murder some beers after 5, Kills some Chinese(food) at 6 and then some Witcher.
RinceThis
August 11, 2015 at 16:40
I think that is a plan. Though I only get to leave at 6. So beer will have to wait till 18:31, 1 minute after I have opened my front door…
DragonSpirit009
August 11, 2015 at 17:06
At the moment? Shouldn’t it be every moment!!
Hammersteyn
August 11, 2015 at 17:09
XD
Cyberats
August 12, 2015 at 01:10
Pepper Steak but so many, so delicious dishes, they are NOT greasy fast food, the oil combinations are healthy since MSG was taken out.