Official: We are not a tempeh nation
Man: Then what kind of nation are we? A parcel nation...
A play on a 1963 speech by founding President Sukarno in which he said, "...We are a hard-working nation, not a tempeh nation, nor a nation of coolies...", referring to tempeh, a cheap source of protein for the poor, which due to skyrocketing prices of imported soybean is becoming increasingly expensive, and the Idul Fitri holiday tradition of giving gift parcels to curry favour with one's superiors.
Kompas - July 25, 2012