Author: Petros

In 2019, Americans spent more than $150 million on eggnog—which, at the time, meant roughly 50 million bottles of that festive cream and egg beverage traveled from grocery store shelves and into the bourbon-soaked, nutmeg-topped punch bowls found at every halfway decent holiday party. In a perfect world, those numbers would be much larger (and not because of inflation). Why? Eggnog makes the holidays better, sweeter, warmer, and the right amount of ridiculous. Of course, if you’re new to eggnog (which I was until only a few years ago) its tradition—and general strangeness—can be intimidating. Today, we’re here to alleviate…

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With 18,000 islands spanning 3.8 million square miles, Indonesia is a vast, diverse country. Nestled between the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean in Southeast Asia, its strategic location along major sea routes has established the archipelago as a transit and trade hub for centuries. Even before European explorers set off on voyages of discovery during the 16th and 17th centuries, merchants and traders from China, India, the Middle East, and neighboring Siam (now Thailand) and Malacca (now part of Malaysia) flocked to the archipelago for fragrant seasonings, such as clove and nutmeg from the spice islands of Moluccas (now…

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