dandan
Roy and the rest of you got me thinking , what do the majority of expats living in Indonesia{OR SA} generally eat for Dinner? Western style[pizza,spaghetti,etc] or Indo cuisine[nasi goreng,monkey brains etc?]JUST FOR FUN GUYS!
Roy
Speaking only for my family, I would say one third of the time it's Western and the other two thirds of the time, Balinese or other Indonesian. Our three boys love both types of food, so we think having a variety is good for them. The reality is that its only been in recent years that really good Western food products have become available here in Bali. Specialty shops like Dijon, Gourmet Garage and the Bali Deli have only been around for a while, Dijon the longest, about four years. In addition to these specialty shops, there are a number of expats who have developed some excellent and innovative cottage industries such as organic vegetables, smoked meats and fish, and one master German butcher who makes sausage fit for the Kaiser! I suspect the greater availability of good quality Western dishes, both in restaurants and to cook at home has changed a lot of expat diets to some degree. I suspect this has also changed the local Balinese diet as well. We often run into local Balinese (those with greater economic means) enjoying Western food for a change.
Jimbo
I eat whatever is on the table. Normally Indonesian food but can be interspered with other types just for a change.
mimpimanis
Mostly Indonesian but some western dishes, especially if guests are eating western. Makes it easier to all eat the same.
bolli
Hey Roy, Do you cook? :shock: :shock:
Roy
Hey Roy, Do you cook?[/quote]Yes, I do cook. With Eri being off with Bima and Rama at school every week day from 7:30 AM to about 1PM, I usually cook the mid day meal which is ready for her and the boys when they get home. I enjoy cooking. There is something therapeutic about it. Of course, without question I enjoy Eri's cooking much more than my own!
tintin
Roy writes...one master German butcher who makes sausage fit for the Kaiser! [/quote]Could we know who this German butcher is?
Roy
Daniel, since he is not on a business visa, I don't think he'd be happy by my making him so public. When I see him next, I'll ask him, as it maybe he'd appreciate some publicity.
Bert Vierstra
If you want something German:[url="http://www.bali-mamas.com/"]http://www.bali-mamas.com/[/url]In the North there is a German running around delivering stuff from Mamas.Nice.
Roy
Daniel, come to think of it, you may know this butcher if you ever went to the Globetrotter Restuarant here in Ubud. He closed this a number of years ago, but is still active as a butcher. I guess once it gets in your blood, it's hard to quit? :oops: Terrible pun.
tintin
Hi Roy,Yes, this is the gentleman (no name required). He did closed his restaurant few years back (at least 6 - 7 years ago, if I remember correctly?), because, he told me, he was fed-up with the noise of the chain saws, in a near-by property, from sun up till sun down (but maybe it was also for financial reasons, as his Globetrotters restaurant did not have the best location in town). He was supposedly moving to a small village on the south coast of Easter Java, with his Janavese wife.His father was a butcher in Germany, and he also became a butcher. However, his real ambition had always been to own a restaurant. But in the olden days, in Europe, it was like a cast system: if your father was a butcher, or of any other profession, [u]you[/u] followed in his foot steps, period. Obviously, his expertise as a butcher had not been gone to waste: I honestly never ate a better steak than at his restaurant (even in the US, which produces some of the best beef in the world). I don't remember if he imported the meat from New Zeland, Australia or if it was local beef, but it was (1) his selection of the meat he bought, and (2) but mostly how he aged it, which made his steaks outstanding, in flavor and texture.Once, I ate there with my sister and her husband visiting from Paris, and they were of the same opinion about the meat.I think I also ordered some of his home-made schnitzels, which were nothing to spit on, but, man, his steaks...I am glad to hear he still in Ubud, and I hope he will re-star his restaurant (you guys better work on him and convince him).
Roy
OK Daniel, we are on the same page. Our mutual friend had some rather serious health issues, and he chose to go back to Germany to resolve them.I am not very close to him, but another expat, wherein our "man" stood in for my close friend at his Javanese wedding as the "dad" of the groom, is very close. He's doing his thing, on a small scale, and as you duly noted, it is fantastic, now, as then. Then, there is another Master German Butcher who only arrived on Bali about three years ago. He is more active, and I can fill you in with details later, after talking to him. Right up there with all the great things I could list about living in Bali, is meeting and getting very close to other expats from all areas of the globe, and all walks of life. Certainly for me, this fact, as well as of course the experience of Bali, has opened up my gates. In Ubud, the expat community is more harmonious than the United Nations could ever dream. Prior comments you have written about the American understanding of the world around them are in my view, embarrassingly correct. All too often I recoil with the idea that "manifest destiny" is still alive and well in the states. The US is a great country, founded by some of the greatest men and women of the 18th century, but it is not today what my ancestors fought to create. I only say all of this to let you know I take no offense with criticism of current US foreign policy.Sitting around Nuris from time to time, we can easily have six guys, each from different countries and cultures, all agreeing on what we all want. It is almost painfully clear to us, and more painfully not clear to others. For me, the bonding with other Western cultures, has been as much of an enlightenment as bonding with my Balinese family. I'm a very lucky man.
Rangi
. I also make my own wine & cider. [/QUOTE]What flavor Ciders do you make ? I love Cider. Care to sell any ?
calitobali
Barbecued lamb, barbecued chicken, barbecued beef sirloin, barbecued ribs, barbecued crayfish, barbecued turkey, barbecued brisket - all done at home. I'd rather chop off my toes than eat out in Bali, been living in Indonesia for 35 years and have yet to find a good restuarant. I also make my own wine & cider. So there![/QUOTE]35 years and you haven't found a single place you like to eat yet?
mugwump
35 years and you haven't found a single place you like to eat yet?[/QUOTE]Coming to Indo. for 17 years, living here in Bali for 11 years and know 3 restaurants I enjoy.
balibule
been living in Indonesia for 35 years and have yet to find a good restuarant. [/QUOTE]Are you serious? You need to get out more.
Markit
35 years and you haven't found a single place you like to eat yet?[/QUOTE]He probably can't get out to a good restaurant. Having chopped off his toes...
ronb
Time warp again. So lets continue a 2006 discussion. Ok you would rather cut off your toes... so when I see a toe-less person... But then you never go out, so i am not likely to see you. All so complicated.
Markit
Ron he'll invite us all over? Maybe he does barbeque?
balibule
I wonder if he barbecued his own toes?
