ferdie
Hi everyone,I tried to look further back but cannot find info about fruits.I live in Ubud but will go the distance for good quality fruits because the fruits available in Ubud is quite limited and the quality were not good enough but expensive, especially around the ceremonies period.Any info is appreciated guys!
SHoggard
Great strawberries - at the pasar at 'strawberry hill', Bedugul (also mangos & other fruit)Roadside market on the way to Singeraja - also a warung selling interesting strawberry pizza (ok strawberrys & cheese pizza is a little odd, but grows on you, kids love it!) Seasonal, probably about now
Natasha
I have to agree, Bedugul!!!! They have great climate for growing fruits and vegetables, and everything is fresh! Ferdie, I've read about a few locals in and around Ubud that have organic or permaculture farms (I've read about their businesses in past Bali Advertisers but haven't yet gone to check it out), but I'd presume their fruit would be good, picked when ripe, etc.. Have you tried any of these places?I live in south and I find the quality and freshness much better at the local pasars and off the side of the road than at any grocery store. Problem is a lot of fruit sold here are not picked when ripe so you buy a melon or papaya and have to wait at least a week or so to eat it!!! Better to grow your own!!!
ferdie
@shoggard :What a coincidence, I just had a glass of fresh strawberry juice yesterday:icon_biggrin:but Bedugul is limited by the season and I wish there's a store or supermarket that have the a steady supply of fruits just like in Jakarta.Really miss eating different kind of fruits on a daily basis:icon_sad:@natasha : Already planted a lot of trees; Sawo, Starfruit, Mango, Jambu air, Papaya, Matoa and MelonEven had the melons harvested before last Christmas (big mistake on the timing, LOL)But most of the plants needed years to produce the fruits
SHoggard
d I wish there's a store or supermarket that have the a steady supply of fruits just like in Jakarta.Really miss eating different kind of fruits on a daily basis:icon_sad:[/QUOTE]As the inimitable markit might say "Oh my! You ain't in fe*rk*n Kansas anymore Toto!" (or ferdie, Toto's Dorothy's dog...)
ferdie
As the inimitable markit might say "Oh my! You ain't in fe*rk*n Kansas anymore Toto!" (or ferdie, Toto's Dorothy's dog...)[/QUOTE]So I am spared for the time being huh :icon_e_biggrin:I mean there's hundreds of hotels and lodgings in Bali and i believe some of you owned one or twoWhere did all of them buy the fruits?Someone must have a recommendation where to go:indecisiveness:I curse all those people in the agriculture department who limited the imported fruit but then lettin' all that garbage fruit coming in:mad:
Markit
The Balinese tend to pick and eat all their fruit when we would leave it on the vine/bush/tree for another week or 4 and it is usually tasteless and hard because of that. A little secret that I will tell only you - go to Hardys about 9am when they've had a chance to sort out all the "old" fruit that won't sell to the locals as it's too ripe and they put it on for half price to get rid of it. It may be a little brown/red/grey around the edges but it usually tastes wonderful in smoothies or salads but you have to eat it that day. Don't tell anyone else or my supply will be gone too.
SHoggard
Don't tell anyone else or my supply will be gone too.[/QUOTE]Ok I wont, it'll be our secret...Ah and that reminds me of my time in Papua New Guinea: The local Burns Philip store was selling whisky & wine at $10 a bottle...well a firesale, I personally got a couple of cases!A few weeks later I met the store's Expat manager just back from a 4 week home leave & he was mad as hell. When he left he told his local manager "Your chance to show the higher-ups you're up for the manager job, increase the take while I'm away. Here's a tip - get rid of the old stock anything past expiry date discount by 90%".... so the bugger did "Oh this whisky is 10 years old, this wine is dated 1978.. discount the lot!
ronb
"miscommunication" is the word they like when something like this happens
ferdie
Ok I wont, it'll be our secret...Ah and that reminds me of my time in Papua New Guinea: The local Burns Philip store was selling whisky & wine at $10 a bottle...well a firesale, I personally got a couple of cases!A few weeks later I met the store's Expat manager just back from a 4 week home leave & he was mad as hell. When he left he told his local manager "Your chance to show the higher-ups you're up for the manager job, increase the take while I'm away. Here's a tip - get rid of the old stock anything past expiry date discount by 90%".... so the bugger did "Oh this whisky is 10 years old, this wine is dated 1978.. discount the lot![/QUOTE]What a colorful life in PNG must've been:highly_amused:
ferdie
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