Using 'gastrodiplomacy' to build Indonesia's global brand

More than just food, the Indonesian dish called tumpeng with its colourful side dishes symbolises the Indonesian people who are diverse in ethnicities and religions. — The Jakarta Post/ANN

Gastronomy is a science and art that sees food not only from the cooking process but also from the dimensions of history, philosophy and cultural background.

The Indonesian Gastronomy Association (IGA) and the Center for Gastrodiplomacy Studies at, the University of Jember in East Java raised this gastronomic theme in a webinar on July 24, 2020, discussing the strategy of Indonesian gastronomic diplomacy.