Bali is a Hindu island, and while they don’t hold the cow in quite such high esteem as their Indian cousins, you won’t find many Balinese eating it regularly. The Sumatrans and Javanese however, love a bit of buffalo, which is the meat you should use to make this dish if you can get a […]
Tag Archives: Bali
June
10
INDONESIAN RECIPES Part 2 – Crab Noodle Soup
posted by The Singular Gourmet
There are few more evocative sounds in Bali than the sound of spoon on china as the Bakso Boy alerts his customers to his approaching handcart. These homemade contraptions are death traps of gas bottle, open flame and bicycle wheels that valiantly traverse the increasingly congested roads of the island. They stare down lorries and […]
June
07
INDONESIAN RECIPES Part 1 CARAMELISED PORK BELLY
posted by The Singular Gourmet
My love affair with Indonesia began the moment I stepped out of a car and into the calm and almost spiritual beauty of The Serai, now known as the Alila Manggis, on the east coast of Bali. The Island of the gods is a unique part of Indonesia, made up of a speckling of islands […]
The Art of Eating Alone 