Bali - Day 71

BALI (BENOA), INDONESIA
With its distinct flavors and traditions, Bali's food culture stands apart from that of the rest of Indonesia. Indigenous ingredients, recipes and techniques blend with influences from the island's Chinese and Indian heritages to create dishes found nowhere else. As most Balinese are Hindu, beef is rarely included at a typical family's table and intricate dishes are sometimes prepared as offerings to deities. For many, a daily ritual may involve shopping for ginger, turmeric and Kaffir lime in spice markets, or for fruits, vegetables and meats in the pasar pagi, or wet market.
Traditional warung, tiny family-owned food stands essential to daily life, often specialize in a particular dish, such as babi guling (suckling pig) or bebek betutu (crispy duck). Seems Bali Hindu’s are not vegetarians.Read more