Food

Write some sentences about the food here. For example about the difference between Balinese and the remaining Indonesian food.

Noodles

• Mie Ayam

  TODO

• Mie Goreng

  Fried noodles with variety of options, like plain (biasa), vegetables, chicken, seafood etc.

Rice

• Nasi Jinggo / Nasi Kucing

  In Bali called Nasi Jinggo, in Java called Nasi Kucing; small portion of rice, usually with shredded chicken, boiled egg, noodles and sambal.

• Nasi Goreng (Fried rice)

  Fried rice with variety of options, like plain (biasa), vegetables, chicken, seafood etc.

• Nasi Campur (Mixed rice)

  …

• Nasi Padang

  Difference to Nasi Campur is … Rendang

Meat

• Bakso (Meatballs)

  Meat balls make from chicken, pork, cow

• Satay

  Also informally called sate, usually chicken, pork, rabbit, goat, and sometimes even dog. Some restaurants might have vegetarian options with mushrooms, …

• Babi Guling

  Different parts of pork like skin, belly,

• Bubur Ayam (Chicken porridge)

  Porridge with chicken, chips, peanuts, roasted onions. People usually add chicken broth, soy sauce and sambal.

• Bubur Bali

  TODO

Fish

• Ikan Bakar (Grilled fish)

  Grilled fisn. Jimbaran can go fish market and ask one of the places nearby to grill it.

Vegetarian

• Tipat Cantok

  Similar like Gado-Gado, see below.

• Gado-Gado

  Cold dish usually with eggs, spinach, .. and peanut sauce.

Soups

• Soto

  Soup with variety of options, like chicken, goat, cow, sometimes frog.

• Rawon

  …

Snacks

• Martabak / Terang Bulan

  Savory version with eggs and chicken. Sweet version (Martabak Manis) with …, sometimes also called Terang Bulan. Rarely also as a crispy variant

Side dishes / extras

• Sambal (Chili sauce / paste)

  Chili sauce or paste. Many Indonesian also cannot handle it but will never admit that. As a foreigner never claim to eat more spicy than a local.

• Telur (Eggs)

  • Telur goreng: fried egg, telur goreng ceplok for explicitly sunny side up)
  • Telur dadar: also fried egg, more like an omlette)
  • Telur rebus: boiled egg)
  • Telur puyuh: quail egg)
  • Telur ayam kampung:fresh kampung egg)

• Kerupuk (Crisps / chips)

  Usually with shrimp flavor. Most indonesians like to eat them to any food, but they are most famous with dishes like Bubur or Nasi Goreng,

• Tempe (Tempeh)

  Made from soya beans

• Tahu (Tofu)

  Made from soya

• Bakwan Jagung (Corn fritters)

  …

• Urap

  … with shredded coconut

• Pepes

  Wrapped in banana leaf, then steamed or grilled.

Cap cay

Fuyung hai

Useful sentences

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Dog meat

Rumors say, sometimes restaurants use dog meat if they cannot affort chicken. Some restaurants explicitly use dog meat and usually have the abbreviation RW (rintek wuuk = soft fur) in their name.

Fruits

• Kelapa (Coconut)

  Famous at sunsets. The older ones have more coconut meat inside, but the meat also becomes harder. Many locals sell “Es Kelapa” which is just the coconut water with ice, usually packed in a plastic cup with a plastic straw. The environmental friendly way is to buy a chilled whole coconut and to use a paper, metal or bamboo straw.

• Mangga (Mango)

  Different types like sweet, sour, Mango season is usually going from …

• Durian

  Also called “stinky fruit”. For most people, you either hate or love them. Many airlines explicitly restrict passengers from bringing them into the cabin. Durian season is usually going from …

TODO: Picture from Singapore airport with “Durian forbidden” sign

• Nangka (Jackfruit)

  Jackfruit season is usually going from …

• Buah Naga (Dragonfruit)

  Mostly red version

• Salak (Snakefruit)

  Name given by the structure of the skin.

• Rambutan

  … The taste reminds of Lychee. There is green and red version, the red one is more sweet.

• Manggis (Mangosteen)

  …

• Jeruk Bali (Pomelo)

  Tastes similar like a tangerine, but is green on the outside.

• Jambu (Guava)

  …

• Stroberi (Strawberry)

  Strawberry fields in central Bali. As all berrys, Strawberries are quite expensive, smaller and more sour than in western countries.

• Semangka (Watermelon)

  …

• Belimbing (Starfruit)

• Jeruk (Orange)

• Pisang (Banana)

• Pepaya (Papaya)

• Apel (Apple)

• Pir (Pear)

• Alpukat (Avocado)

Vegetables

• Kentang (Potatoe)

• Bayam (Spinach)

• Kangkung (Water Spinach)

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