A Family Affair
#6 WARUNG SURAMADU (SATE KAMBING BATAN SABO) This warung has been here since 1975, so I’m pretty sure that they’ve got their signature dish of sate kambing (goat sate) down pat. Watching the small...
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#7 WARUNG ODAH (PANTAI SEGARA SANUR) This tiny, humble shack on the side of the road in Sanur is a must-visit if you’re in the area. A family-run business, this is a mother-daughter operation, and...
View ArticleChicken 101 Ways (And a Killer Soup)
#8 WARUNG JUKIT UNDIS Don’t be put off by the display of fried food in the front, the specialty of the house here is actually something totally different, a hearty soup – jukut undis. Made with a base...
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#10 WARUNG MAYRA Serving Singaraja-style food, this is one of my favourite warungs in Denpasar. An ice-cold es daluman as soon I sit down at Warung Mira hits the spot. The wobbly forest-green drink is...
View ArticleKhao Soi Joy
This is one of my favourite dishes, hands down. Khao Soi is said to be the laksa of North Thailand. There are similarities in Lao, Burma and Cambodia. This dish is a very light yellow curry, and is...
View ArticleRecipe of the Day: Jukut Undis
It’s been raining cats and dogs here in Bali this week. So much for the rainy season being over. It’s like Take Two, but the uncut version. Think flooded roads and getting caught in the rain on my...
View ArticleBrongkos and Banyan Trees in Jogja for #StreetFoodChef
If you watched they debut of Street Food Chef this morning on TransTV, you saw that I sampled a beef dish called brongkos koyor on a recent trip to Yogyakarta, or Jogja as it’s more commonly called. I...
View ArticleRecipe of the Day: Nasi Liwet (Javanese Coconut Chicken Rice)
If you’ve been to Indonesia, or have the pleasure of living here like I do, you’ll know that nasi is one of the go-to staples of every day eating. It’s Indonesia’s spaghetti, you could say, with just...
View ArticleFeeding The Nation (Sunda)
The view from the deck of the lounge at the Trans Luxury Hotel is cracking. Bandung spreads out in front of me in every direction. I’m happy to be back here in Sunda, the heart of West Java, and the...
View ArticleDenpasar, Bali – The Street Food Chef:
In the final piece of this four-part series, chef Will Meyrick shows you a different side of Bali’s capital, Denpasar. It’s 9.15am, but I’m too late. Ibu Mangku has already almost sold out. All that’s...
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