I salute you, dear friends!
I'm watching MadCook (the best and most disgusting food show on earth, delivered by Madventures) and excitedly searching for information about the strangest foods I could possibly try in Bali this summer. It seems like there are quite many local intriguing delicacies that I'll need to introduce to my taste buds! Mmmmm.
I think food tells a lot about a culture. The tastes take you through the lives of the people who have lived in that corner of the world, their stories and their passions. Also the way people prepare their food and eat it tells its own story about the people and the culture: is slow cooking more common than quickly prepared dishes, do they use all the parts of the animals and fruit/ veggies, how much and what kind of spices are being used, do they eat with fork & knife or with their hands or with chopsticks, does the family dine together, is it more common to have big dinners and enjoy the food together or just eat something when you're hungry, is it common to share food from big plates or does everyone get their own individual dish... the list is endless! I think food is fascinating and it has the power to bring people together. But it also has the power to separate people, make others weird and foreign because of the differences in what we put in our mouths and what's considered to be suitable to be eaten. And even more importantly, what is definitely not.
Then there's one thing I'm not going to try. Perhaps if I was a guy... Goat dick. Yep, Asians and their masculinity boosters...(: It's said to increase the testosterone levels and help increase stamina.
I get a kick out of trying new things. I'm kind of addicted to it, to be honest(: Well, not addicted per se, but I just love the excitement, the rush of blood to the head and the exhilaration of stepping over just one more boundary in this life. Trying crazy foods can have the same effect as trying an extreme sport for the first time(: I warmly suggest you try every single bug and creepy dish the locals enjoy. If you don't like it and manage not to vomit, it'll be a cool memory anyways. Well, even a funnier one if you actually do vomit. *giggles*
I'm watching MadCook (the best and most disgusting food show on earth, delivered by Madventures) and excitedly searching for information about the strangest foods I could possibly try in Bali this summer. It seems like there are quite many local intriguing delicacies that I'll need to introduce to my taste buds! Mmmmm.
I think food tells a lot about a culture. The tastes take you through the lives of the people who have lived in that corner of the world, their stories and their passions. Also the way people prepare their food and eat it tells its own story about the people and the culture: is slow cooking more common than quickly prepared dishes, do they use all the parts of the animals and fruit/ veggies, how much and what kind of spices are being used, do they eat with fork & knife or with their hands or with chopsticks, does the family dine together, is it more common to have big dinners and enjoy the food together or just eat something when you're hungry, is it common to share food from big plates or does everyone get their own individual dish... the list is endless! I think food is fascinating and it has the power to bring people together. But it also has the power to separate people, make others weird and foreign because of the differences in what we put in our mouths and what's considered to be suitable to be eaten. And even more importantly, what is definitely not.
The food culture in Bali seems to be quite interesting, all in all. The most famous dish seems to be babi guling = suckling pig. Yes, a roasted baby pig that's still sucking it's mama's milk. Sounds cruel but I bet it tastes pretty awesome. Already got a great tip where to get the best babi guling, a must try! Sate ayam (chicken), goat or babi (pork) + peanut sauce skewers. Sounds amazingly delicious if you ask me(: They used to make it with turtle too, but nowadays that's banned, which is good.
My interest lays with the craziest foods that one can have in Bali. I've heard and read about a few things that I just simply can't miss. And I promise to post videos of me tasting all of it(:
Crrraaaaziest foods in Bali I must taste:
1. A shot of cobra blood & cobra heart (apparently the blood works as aphrodisiac)
2. Sago worms
3. Bat (apparently the locals eat them whole, with bones and all)
4. Deep fried dragonflies
5. Buah Keluak (a very poisonous seed of kepayang tree, the poison is used to coat the blow darts and spears but boiling kills the poison - allegedly)
6. Durian (still haven't had it so I thought I'd try it this time around. A huge, spiky, smelly fruit.)
7. Magic mushrooms (100% legal in Bali)
I get a kick out of trying new things. I'm kind of addicted to it, to be honest(: Well, not addicted per se, but I just love the excitement, the rush of blood to the head and the exhilaration of stepping over just one more boundary in this life. Trying crazy foods can have the same effect as trying an extreme sport for the first time(: I warmly suggest you try every single bug and creepy dish the locals enjoy. If you don't like it and manage not to vomit, it'll be a cool memory anyways. Well, even a funnier one if you actually do vomit. *giggles*
To be continued...
Tomorrow I'll make a post about all the amazing dive spots I'm going to visit both in Bali and Malaysian Borneo! <3
Peace out,
Emma
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