Food! It's the whole reason that a large group of people even travel in the first place. Take fellow blogger and dear friend, Nate, for instance: while he loves exploring new places and meeting new people, he's all about finding local dishes--the "weirder" the better--and eating as many of them as possible. He literally brings extra antibiotics and medicine for this very purpose. Literally. So, what about Indonesia's food? My friends, it's delicious. Noodles and rice for breakfast, lunch, and dinner...but prepared in so many different fashions and with different options. Here are the must-eats of Bali. Mie Goreng (Fried Rice) Mie Goreng is eaten for every meal of the day. Fried noodles prepared with veggies and/or chicken, with yummy spices. More often than not, it's topped with a over-hard egg. You can also get it as spicy or as mild as you like. Mie Gorang is sold just about everywhere; however, the tastiest meal I had was with our host family in Ubud for a mere $2 USD. Nasi Goreng (Fried Rice) Just like Mie Goreng, Nasi Goreng is offered at all hours. This was Jimmy's favorite, and is prepared with the same spices and egg as Mie Gorang. I would suggest trying them both (of course)! Chicken Satay Oh my goodness. Chicken Satay may have been my favorite meal in Bali. Chicken satay is simply bite-size pieces of chicken grilled on a skewer, served with peanut sauce and rice. It's pretty basic, but unbelievably delicious. I'm pretty sure in the two weeks that we stayed in Indonesia, I ate chicken satay four or five times. Each time it tasted a little different, and was well worth the $3 USD. Seafood Seafood is plentiful on Bali and Gili Trawangan. Prawns, tuna, marlin, snapper, and mahi-mahi are plentiful. Although we (somehow) missed the fresh fish barbecue on Gili T, we had great seafood in Ubud. Our favorites were at Fair Warung Bale. Not only does this restaurant serve up amazing dishes like prawn curry, seafood salad with marlin, and tuna steaks, but it is also a non-profit. At Fair Warung Bale, the rupiah you pay for your meal goes directly to helping the community through free medical consultations, clean water, and youth training programs. Oh, and their homemade baguettes are to die for! Fruit Yeah, you can get pineapple, watermelon, bananas, and papaya at home. But I promise you, the fruit here tastes like heaven. Buy it from street vendors or in a juice or smoothie. Just get it. My tummy is rumbling just thinking about it... Pizza? I don't get it, but Jimmy and Nate are in love with trying pizza in other countries. Nate wrote a post about it over on he and Sarah's travel blog, Hey, Where is My Wife? Check it out.
What are some of your favorite foods in Indonesia? Or other must-eats of Southeast Asia?
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