Food in Bali!

Before I went, I did my research and was told that Balinese food is like art.  Each dish is curated not just gastronomically but aesthethically too.  This is the first meal we had.  The taste was so-so, but doesn't it just look gorgeous?!

Nasi campur

Gado gado

Sate! (Satay)

From my research, I also wrote down four places of must-eats.  Below is the first.

Nasi ayam (chicken rice)

Super strong balinese alcohol cocktail

I don't remember what that drink is called, but it had Balinese rice wine, honey and lime.  Super delicious!  I love it so much.  The first time I had it, I didn't stir it properly so I got quite tipsy very soon.  But it went away quickly too.

Bintang, the local brew

The breakfast spread from Raffles Holiday Hotel

Since we rented a car, we decided to drive to this volcano called Kintamani.  There, we decided to try to try street food.  Besides the Ayam Bakso pitured below, I also had the best pisang goreng (fried banana) and tahu goreng.  It's a pity street food was rare in the touristy parts of Bali.  :-(

It was actually pretty cold there and the locals were dressed warmly.

Another thing we did in Ubud was go to healthy, organic food places.  I love going to these places when I'm travelling at a cheaper place because it's health food that's a fraction of the cost in SG!

Wheatgrass shots

They were quite vile, but I believe it was doing good inside me, so.. no pain, no gain!  I would do it again :-D

Rambutan juice

I mentioned in a previous post that I didn't like rambutans, but I saw this on the menu and was intrigued.  How can they get juice from a fruit that is inherently not that juicy?  I still didn't like rambutan, but the drink was palatable.  Would not order it again though..

#2 on my must-eat list

Duck fried to a crisp!

This restaurant is fantastic!  I love it so much!  The interior is so well decorated.  The compounds of this restaurant must span acres!  There are padi fields, etc.  So fantastic!  I visited this place twice.  Once with Karri where I had this dish, another time with a new friend.  I had the duck fried rice then, YUMMY!

#3 on my must-eat list: Babi guling

It doesn't look that fantastic here, but it was pretty yummy!  I was just a bit traumatized by THREE LARGE DOGS that were parked at our table while we were eating.  This place is also very crowded.  It would help to be more aggressive and speak a bit of bahasa.  When I think of this place, I'm just reminded of the three dogs and I don't want to go back there again.  They didn't do anything to me, but Karri kept talking to them!
He just couldn't leave them alone!!!!!!!  Grr

Some health drink at Kafe with turmeric.. It was interesting

Another health drink.. banana-something?  Beats me!

Rigatoni Bolognese at Black Beach when I simply craving pasta!  Very yummy!

Ah, some organic chapati platter at Kafe. It was good.