Spring Break is here!! We've enjoyed hanging out around Canggu, going to Ubud for the day, Michael has been diving and I've been relaxing! And very soon our friend Nicole will be here!!
Since I'm not lesson planning and I have time to blog, I thought I'd talk about makanan-food! The first Bahasa Indonesian words I've learned involve food. I've blogged about the restaurants and cafes before but didn't focus on the local dishes.
nasi- rice
mie- noodles
goreng- fried
Put them together and you've got nasi goreng and mie goreng, two favorites that can be enjoyed at breakfast, lunch and dinner with a fried egg on top served with prawn chips. Of course you've seen the beautiful rice paddies-rice is a staple here, and they say it's not a meal unless there's rice!
campur- mixed
kuning- yellow
kucing- cat
Another goodie: nasi campur with nasi kuning. At the warung, you'll see shelves of yummy side dishes to add to the yellow rice. It usually costs about $1.50 for Michael and me. But don't order nasi kucing..
tipat- rice dumpling rolled in banana leaf
tahu- tofu
pedas- spicy
And last but not least tahu tipat! Again $1.50 for Michael and me (20,000 rupiah) for fried tofu, tipat, and bean sprouts covered in peanut sauce. Michael orders his spicy. Sounds like a crazy combo but it's delicious. I had to google a photo because I always forget to take a picture.
You'll see carts like this one rolling down the street usually serving bakso or tahu tipat. This is our favorite tahu tipat guy!
Yummy!
Chicken, tofu, tempe, eggs, spring rolls, veggies, all zero calories ; )
Nasi campur
And here's a story: Yesterday, Michael and I were leaving to run errands. I forgot my helmet (again...) and ran inside to grab it. Michael was waiting on the bike so I put it on quickly (without checking for the usually pesky mosquito) and ran back outside. Once on the back of the bike I felt something crawling on the crown of my head inside the helmet!! My first thought as I struggled to undo the snap was -Brain sucking spiders are real! Gracefully...or not.. I undo the snap rip, off my helmet and fling it across the driveway to see a GECKO fly out and run into the neighbors yard! Yuck! I get the willies just thinking about it!! Guess I'll be more careful checking my helmet!
