Beyond the Menu

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Beyond the Menu (2026)

Directed by Julie Ng

Documentary · 1h 15m

Deep-fried thin strips of pork on a bed of acar, doused with a fluorescent red-and-orange, sweet-and-sour sauce: Who does not know babi panggang? In this personal documentary, first-time director Julie Ng, daughter of a Chinese-Indonesian restaurant owner, examines the origins of this iconic dish. Her journey not only leads her to an answer to the question where babi panggang comes from, but also to unknown parts of her own Chinese background. It turns out the dish is the key to a deeper understanding of what it means to be Chinese-Dutch.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Julie Ng

Details

Original title
Meer dan babi pangang
Release date
2026-02-19
Runtime
1h 15m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
NL
Spoken languages
Mandarin, Dutch
Countries
Netherlands