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Nasi Katok Mabohai - Brunei
This is nasi katok, Brunei’s iconic everyday meal.
The name literally means “knock rice,” dating back to the days when people would knock on a seller’s door to place their order.
It all started here, in the Mabohai area in the 1980s, sold from a home rather than a traditional restaurant. To this day, people stop... More
Nasi Katok Mabohai - Brunei
This is nasi katok, Brunei’s iconic everyday meal.
The name literally means “knock rice,” dating back to the days when people would knock on a seller’s door to place their order.
It all started here, in the Mabohai area in the 1980s, sold from a home rather than a traditional restaurant. To this day, people stop by and knock on Auntie’s window.
The formula is simple: rice, sambal, fried chicken. This version also comes with dried anchovies, egg and cucumber.
I also tried their pulut panggang, grilled sticky rice wrapped around a savory filling.
Two very simple foods, but both give you a pretty direct taste of everyday Brunei.
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Aminah Arif Restaurant - Brunei
This is ambuyat, Brunei’s national dish.
Made from the starch of the sago palm, ambuyat is almost completely neutral on its own. That’s the point: you twirl it around these bamboo sticks, dip it into the different sauces and eat it together with the dishes served alongside.
I had it at Aminah Arif, one of the... More
Aminah Arif Restaurant - Brunei
This is ambuyat, Brunei’s national dish.
Made from the starch of the sago palm, ambuyat is almost completely neutral on its own. That’s the point: you twirl it around these bamboo sticks, dip it into the different sauces and eat it together with the dishes served alongside.
I had it at Aminah Arif, one of the well-known places for traditional ambuyat, and finished with their Daging Urat Tumis, tender beef and tendon cooked with spices and a savory sauce.
This is Brunei food at its most traditional.
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Tasanee Fast Food - Brunei
This is Seria Kway Teow, but you can call it Brunei noodles.
At Tasanee Fast Food, the kway teow is freshly made, wok-fried with a dark, savory sauce, and served with beef and a fried egg.
It comes with their homemade sambal on the side, which is extremely fiery.
It may look simple, but this is the kind of everyday... More
Tasanee Fast Food - Brunei
This is Seria Kway Teow, but you can call it Brunei noodles.
At Tasanee Fast Food, the kway teow is freshly made, wok-fried with a dark, savory sauce, and served with beef and a fried egg.
It comes with their homemade sambal on the side, which is extremely fiery.
It may look simple, but this is the kind of everyday dish that gives you a taste of Brunei beyond the usual tourist stops
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Lamun Ombak - Padang (Indonesia)
Nobody ordered any of this. In Padang, the whole menu just shows up.
Nasi padang is basically steamed white rice served with a variety of intensely flavored dishes, usually rich, spicy, and aromatic.
A whole spread of curries, meats, sambals and vegetables.
You only pay for what you touch.
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Lamun Ombak - Padang (Indonesia)
Nobody ordered any of this. In Padang, the whole menu just shows up.
Nasi padang is basically steamed white rice served with a variety of intensely flavored dishes, usually rich, spicy, and aromatic.
A whole spread of curries, meats, sambals and vegetables.
You only pay for what you touch.
To try the real thing, I went to Padang itself. More from West Sumatra coming up.
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Babi Guling Bu Suci Cepaka Slingsing - Bali (Indonesia)
In Bali, babi guling is a morning food. Most of the famous places are sold out by lunch. This one doesn’t even open until noon.
Babi guling isn’t restaurant food by origin. It’s ceremonial food, cooked for temple days and family celebrations, that eventually made its way onto warung... More
Babi Guling Bu Suci Cepaka Slingsing - Bali (Indonesia)
In Bali, babi guling is a morning food. Most of the famous places are sold out by lunch. This one doesn’t even open until noon.
Babi guling isn’t restaurant food by origin. It’s ceremonial food, cooked for temple days and family celebrations, that eventually made its way onto warung tables.
The best food in Bali is almost never where the map tells you to go. Follow for the rest of the island.
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Warung D’Buchu Bingin - Bali (Indonesia)
Everyone goes to Jimbaran for grilled fish on the beach. Twenty minutes away, in Bingin, it’s the same fish and none of the theatre.
Ikan bakar. Whole fish, split open, laid straight on the coals right there in front of you. What you get is smoke, salt, char on the skin, and lime.
Grilled fish is... More
Warung D’Buchu Bingin - Bali (Indonesia)
Everyone goes to Jimbaran for grilled fish on the beach. Twenty minutes away, in Bingin, it’s the same fish and none of the theatre.
Ikan bakar. Whole fish, split open, laid straight on the coals right there in front of you. What you get is smoke, salt, char on the skin, and lime.
Grilled fish is the most common thing in Indonesia and one of the hardest to do right. Getting it off the fire at the exact moment is the whole skill.
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Warung Nasi Ayam Ibu Oki - Bali (Indonesia)
This is what Bali actually eats for lunch.
Nasi ayam. One plate, built in about fifteen seconds. Rice, chicken, a spoon of chili gravy, lawar, sate lilit, fried peanuts on top. Every element hits a different note, and you’re supposed to mix all of it together before the first bite.
Go at lunch and... More
Warung Nasi Ayam Ibu Oki - Bali (Indonesia)
This is what Bali actually eats for lunch.
Nasi ayam. One plate, built in about fifteen seconds. Rice, chicken, a spoon of chili gravy, lawar, sate lilit, fried peanuts on top. Every element hits a different note, and you’re supposed to mix all of it together before the first bite.
Go at lunch and you’ll be eating next to locals on their break.
Cheap food in Bali isn’t the compromise. It’s the point. Save this one.
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- Tales on the table added a new meal Dinner at Locavore NXT at Locavore NXT
Locavore NXT - Bali (Indonesia)
There’s a forest on the roof of this restaurant. Under the floor, a room where they grow mushrooms. That’s not decoration. That ‘s the pantry.
Locavore NXT, in the rice fields outside Ubud.
A koji fermentation lab. Beehives. Ingredients coming from farmers, fishermen and foragers around the island.
Around twenty... More
Locavore NXT - Bali (Indonesia)
There’s a forest on the roof of this restaurant. Under the floor, a room where they grow mushrooms. That’s not decoration. That ‘s the pantry.
Locavore NXT, in the rice fields outside Ubud.
A koji fermentation lab. Beehives. Ingredients coming from farmers, fishermen and foragers around the island.
Around twenty courses, built almost entirely from what Indonesia already has, not what a fine dining menu is supposed to have.
More from Bali coming. Follow along.
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Sate Babi Bawah Pohon - Bali (Indonesia)
Indonesia is the largest Muslim country in the world. Bali is the island where pork is king.
And this is one of the most famous pork satay stalls on it. Ten skewers, marinated and grilled over open flame.
Around thirty thousand rupiah. Two dollars.
Save it for your trip.
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Sate Babi Bawah Pohon - Bali (Indonesia)
Indonesia is the largest Muslim country in the world. Bali is the island where pork is king.
And this is one of the most famous pork satay stalls on it. Ten skewers, marinated and grilled over open flame.
Around thirty thousand rupiah. Two dollars.
Save it for your trip.
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- Tales on the table added a new meal Dinner at Warung sika at Warung Sika
Warung Sika — Bali (Indonesia)
The biggest food mistake people make in Bali?
Flying halfway across the world to eat exactly the same brunch they have back home.
Meanwhile, places like Warung Sika are serving the food that actually defines the island: bold, comforting, full of spice, and incredibly affordable.
This was one of my favorite meals... More
Warung Sika — Bali (Indonesia)
The biggest food mistake people make in Bali?
Flying halfway across the world to eat exactly the same brunch they have back home.
Meanwhile, places like Warung Sika are serving the food that actually defines the island: bold, comforting, full of spice, and incredibly affordable.
This was one of my favorite meals in Canggu.
Would you trade one trendy café for a meal like this?
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