Dua Nasi Campur

They weren't kidding, the days easily turn into weeks in Ubud - I have never felt so at home. The people, the smiles, the culture and of course the food. You can eat for as little as $0.50 USD. Visit the warung at the east end of Jalan Raya Ubud (Ubud Main Road) towards Campuan. It doesn't have a name, we always referred to it as the warung in front of Renta's rice paddy. It is just past the clinic up the steep hill on your left hand side. They have the basic warung necessities (drinks, pastries, dried fish cakes, cigarettes, bras, face wash) and the best nasi campur (mixed rice)! The dish slightly changes from day to day. Usual ingredients: rice, the most tender chicken, tempeh, tofu, peanuts, glass noodles, dried fish, etc. The food moves fast so you know it hasn't been sitting in the glass case for too long. It is run by the sweetest lady who wears the biggest smile (not unlike all the other Balinese). We call her Ma.

Black Rice for Breakfast

Bubur Injin or Black Rice Pudding. Ingredients: Palm Sugar, black rice, grated coconut and coconut milk. Westerners normally mistake this dish as a dessert, but it is normally eaten for breakfast. I Putu (from Teka-Teki) made me my first batch this morning. Sooo goood.


Sample Picture Courtesy of New castaway

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My First Local Experience

Warong Ocha, Seminyak, Bali
6pm, and I was starving. I threw up about three times earlier today on my flight from SFO to my layover in TPE (stupid dramamine). I wanted something local. Jules from the Teka-Teki House had mentioned a dish called gado-gado (blanched vegetables covered in peanut sauce and krupuk served on the side). I poppped in Warong Ocha - it was close by, had open air seating, and served fresh mango juice for about $1.50 USD. The gado-gado was good ... I could get used to this.

Sample picture courtesty of goyo80