Hiro seemed to like it.
In Ubud, we went to a famous duck restaurant Bebek Bengil (dirty duck). The place was beautiful – very big place, and you can overlook rice terrace from your table. There’re many ducks (probably they are for the restaurant….) around too.
I had lots of Nasi Goreng while in Bali, but I loved this restaurant the best.
Food was so delicious!! And I loved the view too.
This is at Kolega Warung in Seminyak. The review was good, so we went there to try.
The food was great but this place didn’t have air-con… Hiro was asleep but sweating.
We also went to Kudeta in Seminyak. Actually we weren’t planning going there because I knew the price would be expensive.
It was expensive!!!! But I have to admit, the food and location were wonderful. We ordered soft-shell crab and papaya salad, crumbed snapper with Japanese coleslaw and wedges, and some pasta to share. One bottle of Bintang beer costed around AUD$6 here!!!
This Tempeh (fermented soy bean) chips are at Made’s Warung as well. Very nice and crispy.
One night we went to Papaya – a Japanese supermarket near our villa to get some Japanese food to eat at villa. They sell fresh bread, sashimi, sushi, fried stuff, bento boxes, onigiri, etc etc along with other foods, drinks and non-food items.
I think the prices were bit expensive considering we were in Bali, but still reasonable. We bought few bento boxes, sushi, katsu and salads.
When I feel like my body is needing “meat”, I often go with chicken rather than beef. Red meat should contains more iron than white meat, but I don’t really crave for red ones. Since I came to Australia I became little naughty…. I love occasional KFC now. I didn’t like it before coming here and I was saying that how people can eat just KFC chicken for dinner. Now I’ve became one of them.
Trying to save some money, I usually make fried chicken by myself. They are not exactly KFC, but they are at least meat. There are cheap mixed chicken pieces available from IGA near my house, though they need to be trimmed and washed before cooking. Sometimes I make karaage or oven-roasted chicken with these meat, but tonight I made Ayam Goreng – Indonesian style fried chicken.
Although I wish I can, I don’t cook Ayam Goreng from scratch. I use store-bought seasoning. Different from karaage, Ayam Goreng is cooked in marinade before being deep-fried. So you are basically frying cooked chicken. Because the meat has been cooked through, you’ll just need a short time to deep-fry. The oil should be very hot to give the crunchiness and golden colour.
It’s got prawn or something? I’m addicted to this distinct smell!
First, I’d like to say thank you to everyone who messaged me through this blog and email. I feel much better and strong knowing that I’m not alone and there are people who read my blog from many countries. It’s kinda amazing feeling.
I’m gonna write about an amazing food I had last night. This is banana-cheese-pastry thingy (I don’t know the proper name!) that my sister-in-law brought from Indonesia. It’s so yummmmmyyyy. It’s from Bandung city (in Indonesia), she said. It’s got a whole banana and cheese inside, kind of melty, and doughy throughout with crispy pastry on outside. I don’t know how to explain the taste, but it’s somewhere between sweet and savoury. Very interesting.
There are many food in the world that I haven’t met. I do want to go to many countries and try these things out someday.
Oh, I’m actually going to Bali in November this year. Believe it or not, it will be my first trip to Bali! Even though I have an Indonesian husband, I’ve never been outside Denpasar airport. Actually, my husband has also never been to Bali before! Haha. So it will be our first Bali experience.
Going to Bali is kind of the thing that I can look up to. It had been a rough idea of me and my dad who is in Japan, but now we are booking air tickets and accommodation in Bali. My husband, Hiro, and I are meeting my dad in Bali who will fly from Japan by himself. It will be great holiday for all of us.
What I want to do in Bali – I’m not pretty sure about it yet, as I have no idea what Bali is like, but I think we’ll get massage and eat lots of local food. Near the beach, probably. I can’t wait to take my dad to eat Indonesian food. I’m sure he will love it!
It’s gado gado season again. Sunny and hot weather makes me want to eat lots of salad.
Gado gado gives a different taste and texture to other salads which are just green leaves and cold summer vegetables. D eats it with steamed rice and prawn crackers, but I just enjoy it with the rich peanut sauce and crunchy fried shallots.
Parents-in-laws are here, and I’ve been eating lots of Indonesian foods. They always bring lots of foods from Jakarta and pile them up in the kitchen. Seeing these foods, including Krispy Kreme donuts and Roti Boy bread, reminds me that they are here.
I love Indonesian foods…. ahhh I miss the food in Jakarta! Lots of peanuts, chilli and deep-fried foods though. (it might be because of D’s family) And, delicious Chinese food. And, Japanese food. There are so many nice restaurants and fast food places, with inexpensive prices.
I can’t believe we will be in Japan in few weeks, enjoying the cool Autumn weather. Here in Perth, we’ve been playing with water in the garden. Soon we will be playing with snow outside my house in Japan. Well, Japan is my favourite destination, of course, and I will be enjoying lots of Japanese foods over there too!