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Vegetarians visiting Bali will have no problem at all, finding delicious food. The selection of international restaurants is amazing. You might go for a spinach lasagna at Warung Italia, a vegetarian Indian dish at Gateway to India, or a vegetarian Meditereanean plate at Zula, on Jl. Dhyana Pura. But how about Indonesian food?
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Every red blooded man who comes to Bali (plus a few Sheila’s), likes to get hold of a cold Bintang beer. Usually it happen about 5 minutes after checking into the hotel and 10 minutes before jumping into the pool. Bintang is a pilsner (clear, bottom fermented lager beer), which makes it ideal for those steamy Bali afternoons (some Seminyak expats like it on steamy Bali mornings, but that’s another matter).
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For the last 2 weeks, I have been hitting a little place for lunch every day. Each warung has its own slightly different style, sometimes the rendang is generous, but the sauce is weak, other times the sauce is great but the portions small. Ocha’s, formerly Warung Roadkill, is hitting the spot right now.
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Jamu is the ancient Indonesian set of cure-alls, that local people drink to fix ills or give them a boost. Today on Jl. Seminyak, I said hello to a lady selling jamu, made at home and carried in plastic water bottles. When the jamu seller shows up in the morning, the water she uses is warm, but as the day goes on, its cold water. The jamu is served in a glass, which costs 500rp. You can ask for the ‘general jamu’ which is ready mixed, in the other bottles she carries, or ask for a specific jamu. Remedies for back ache, head ache, impotence etc are all possible, the jamu seller mixing the ingredients from packets. You can buy packets of jamu in local shops, to put into a glass of water. Some of the stuff I have sampled, was a selection of powdered peppers and spice, filing a quarter of the glass. The stuff tasted peppery, and left my with the runs. So for constipation I can recommend it. Not sure what else for though. Asian cultures are full of ‘local cures’.
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This afternoon while walking on Jl. Seminyak, I stopped to observe a small group of locals, descending on a snack vendor. These charachters are found all over Bali, carting a round tub of gear with them, and supplying shop workers with little snacks. This crowd were digging through bags of cut papaya and little bags of anchovie with peanuts.
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Nasi goreng (fried rice) is a dish popular, not only in Bali, but all over Asia. Its not my favourite by any means, but there are times when nasi goreng is the best option.
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Javanese cuisine originates from the island of Java. My wife Ika originates from there too, and it was from her I dug out some nuggets of info about the cuisine of Java.
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