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Geef Mij Maar Nasi Goreng (En: "Just Give Me Fried Rice"), is a song which was composed by a Wieteke van Dort in 1979. She was born in Surabaya in 1943 and moved to Den Haag at the age of 14.
The song was written in Dutch language and was sung with a thick Indies accent by Wieteke. She preserves her memory and love of various Indonesian food into this song, i.e. nasi goreng, sambal, krupuk, lontong, pork satay, terasi, serundeng, milkfish, tahu petis, kue lapis, onde-onde, cassava, bakpau, ketan, and palm sugar.
History
The conflict of Irian in 1957 had made the relationship between Indonesia and Netherlands heaten up. It led the Indonesian government to issue an anti-Dutch sentiment which forced most of Dutch Indies families to move to Netherlands, including Wieteke’s family. At first, Wieteke could not stand the cold climate of Netherland nor its cuisine and then she wrote a song about it to expressed her longing to Indonesia.