Indonesian festival fills that missing gap

Get set for authentic food with an accent on spices that come in three colors

In Beijing, as in many of the world's biggest cities, the chances of finding the cuisine of your homeland are high. In Beijing people from Southeast Asian countries are particularly well catered for. Indeed many of these restaurants are so popular that you often have to line up to get a table.

Yet, for anyone who wants to try authentic Indonesian fare characterized as vibrant and colorful, the choice is almost non-existent, despite the increasing popularity of Indonesia as a tourist destination among Chinese. Last year the number of tourists from China who visited Indonesia surpassed the number of tourists from Australia, becoming the country's largest tourist source.