Balinese Food
The Traditional Cuisine
& Food Culture
of Bali
Balinese Food
The Traditional Cuisine
& Food Culture
of Bali
Vivienne Kruger
TUTTLE Publishing
Tokyo Rutland, Vermont Singapore
Published by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd
Copyright © 2014 Vivienne Kruger
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Kruger, Vivienne L., 1950-
Balinese food : the traditional cuisine & food culture of Bali / Vivienne Kruger, Ph.D.
pages cm
Includes index.
ISBN: 978-1-4629-1423-4 (ebook)
1. Cooking, Balinese. 2. Food habits--Indonesia--Bali (Province) 3. Bali Island (Indonesia)--Social life and customs. I. Title.
TX724.5.I5K78 2014
641.59598’62--dc23
2013040457
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contents
chapter one
Sacred Ceremonial Cuisine: Food of the Gods
chapter two
The Balinese Kitchen: Hearth and Home
chapter three
Traditional Village Foods: Cooking in the Compound
chapter four
Snacking on Bali: Warung, Markets and Banana Leaf Wrappers
chapter five
The Balinese Bumbu: A Sacred, Powerful Paste
chapter six
Breakfast in the Morning of the World
chapter seven
chapter eight
The Hanging Ketupat Basket: Rice on the Run
chapter nine
Babi Guling and the Balinese Pig: From Secular Sausages to Sacrificial Offerings
chapter ten
Bebek Betutu: The Balinese Duck
chapter eleven
The Village Chicken: Ayam Kampung
chapter twelve
Seduced by Saté: The Balinese Twist
chapter thirteen
Seafood in Bali: Bounty of the Ocean
chapter fourteen
The Perils of Penyu: Ritual and Dietary Turtle Meat
chapter fifteen
Bali: Emerald Vegetarian Garden of Eden
chapter sixteen