Indonesian Thanksgiving

Yesterday was Thanksgiving, and since I wasn't able to join any of the family this year, I was thankful to be invited to join Inge and some of her other Indonesian friends for their Thanksgiving get-together.

This of course meant that the dinner wouldn't be quite so traditional, at least American traditional, as I would normally be used to. But I was excited at the prospect of trying something untraditional this year, and I was not disappointed. 

The buffet was a mix of traditional Thanksgiving foods, as well as Indonesian. Here we have Indonesian-style sweet potatoes, turkey, stuffing, green bean casserole, meatballs, and Indonesian noodles.  None of them like mashed potatoes much, so in place of that, there was plenty of rice.

Here we have whole roasted Tilapia. I'd never seen it in it's actual form. It was very tasty.

My plate's the one on the top - I tried a little bit of everything and really enjoyed it.

Mung Bean Soup - It's got coconut milk and served cold. It's more like a snack or a dessert. It was really good.

Some of the group that was there - Inge, Sunny (our hostess), me, Wendy and her husband Handi. Wendy and Handi's son is currently on a mission in Indonesia.

After dinner everyone visited and Inge got out her Tablet so we could watch some YouTube videos.  This is me and one of the girls trying to dance along "Gangnam Style".

It was a very pleasant evening for me, and I think a great time was had by all. I enjoyed myself a little too much, as evidenced by the roughly 5 pounds I need to lose before going back to work next week. Happy Thanksgiving!