Mushroom Rendang

The steamy rainforests of Sumatra are the only place where orangutans, rhinos, tigers and elephants coexist. Indonesia’s most westerly island was also once the heart of a spice empire, a hub for Indian and Arab traders and the entry point of Islam to Indonesia. You can taste the legacy in the food, where fresh spice pastes (bumbu) are combined with ingredients like nutmeg, coriander seed, cinnamon and star anise.

Rendang is one of the most complexly flavoured of all Indonesian dishe