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Rujak! An Indonesian Fruit Salad.
Once again, I come across another strange mix of flavors and spices we westerners would never have thought to mix with fruit. Rujak is basically a fruit salad, with sweet, sour, and spicy characteristics. What ...
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Peanut Sauce, Veggies, and More… It’s Pecal!
It’s healthy, it’s yummy, it’s cheap, it’s made from a sweet little lady road side. It’s Pecal, another Java specialty in Indonesia. I’m sure to raise a bit of controversy with my Indonesian friends, but I am still ...
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Rambutan Fruit!
Yep, it’s another on of those weird exotic fruits I’ve been eating. This one is called Rambutan and happened to be in season when I was in Indonesia. The street I was living on in ...
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Rendang! An Indonesian Beef Curry… sort of.
At first, the food in any country is fascinating, new, exciting and unique. When I landed in Bali months ago, I was consumed… and consumed… by all the unique foods of Indonesia. That was about six ...
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What’s Been Burning My Arse. Sambal!
It’s no secret the people of Java like their food spicy, as in most of Indonesia. I would almost go as far as saying that they would trade flavors in food for just pure HEAT. ...
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Hey Duck, DUCK!
Road trip! Who doesn’t like a road trip, I know I do. The fresh air of the open road, the amazing scenery, the local wildlife running for it’s life… wait what? On a recent three ...
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Sea Urchin Surprise!
Not far from the chaotic mess of Jakarta, I found myself in a lovely group of tropical paradise islands called 1000 Islands. Only three hours away from the city, this group of islands sit quietly, ...
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Got Salt?
Salt. The worlds cheapest, most abundant, and most used seasoning. Salt is known as a cheap and easy way to add flavor to anything. That being said, I frigging love salt! I mean come on, ...
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The Baruna Experience! Pt.6
Traveling the globe, searching out the worlds cuisines, eating delicious exotic foods from the best places on earth – sounds like a dream right? Well there’s one problem… I HAVEN’T COOKED IN 5 MONTHS! I’m ...
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The Baruna Experience! Pt.5
Traveling the globe, searching out the worlds cuisines, eating delicious exotic foods from the best places on earth – sounds like a dream right? Well there’s one problem… I HAVEN’T COOKED IN 5 MONTHS! I’m ...
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The Baruna Experience! Pt.4
Traveling the globe, searching out the worlds cuisines, eating delicious exotic foods from the best places on earth – sounds like a dream right? Well there’s one problem… I HAVEN’T COOKED IN 5 MONTHS! I’m ...
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The Baruna Experience! Pt.3
Traveling the globe, searching out the worlds cuisines, eating delicious exotic foods from the best places on earth – sounds like a dream right? Well there’s one problem… I HAVEN’T COOKED IN 5 MONTHS! I’m ...
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The Baruna Experience! Pt.2
Traveling the globe, searching out the worlds cuisines, eating delicious exotic foods from the best places on earth – sounds like a dream right? Well there’s one problem… I HAVEN’T COOKED IN 5 MONTHS! I’m ...
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The Baruna Experience! Pt.1
Traveling the globe, searching out the worlds cuisines, eating delicious exotic foods from the best places on earth – sounds like a dream right? Well there’s one problem… I HAVEN’T COOKED IN 5 MONTHS! I’m ...
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Bali’s Secret to Sweetness!
Bali. Such a sweet place! Figuratively and literally I mean. It’s no secret that the Balinese like their food on the sweet side. Maybe that’s why I can’t seem to leave here, I have a massive sweet ...
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My Love Affair With a Fruit!
I first discoved this beauty in the cozy little local restaurants of Costa Rica. There, and much of Central and South America, it is called guanabana. Such a unique and undescribable flavor, it’s really hard to ...
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Trits. Drug of Choice!
Trits, probably my biggest weakness in Costa Rica…It’s an ice cream sandwich consisting of two graham cracker cookie like things filled with a very creamy and fluffy vanilla ice cream and chocolate syrup. It comes ...
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Fresh From the Volcano!
1717 meters is a long way to hike for some breakfast! But this trip was more about the scenery than the food, even though breakfast was prepared in, how can I say… a somewhat unconventional ...
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Lost and Hungry in Lao!
It doesn’t look like much, but this little shack is one of my fondest meal memories in Lao. It represents the thrill of really putting yourself out there, the type of raw travel that leaves ...
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The Gorengs! Nasi and Mie.
The Indonesian classic, Nasi Goreng. What new can be said about a fried rice dish, right? I guess a lot when you’ve been living off them for a month or two! Nasi Goreng and it’s ...
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Biah Biah! Tapas Indo Style In Ubud, Bali.
Bali, Indonesia. I found myself in the little artsy town of Ubud, enjoying the natural beauty and good vibes of this town. Ubud is known for its abundance of local culture and art, all mixed ...
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Yes the Bugs are Tasty
Yep, I’ve tried the fried bugs in Thailand. And as anyone who has been to Bangkok (especially the Koh San Road area) will tell you, you tend to get expose to things you normally wouldn’t. ...
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Lao and It’s Amazing Noodle Soup
The noodle soup. Seems to be a staple in any SE Asian country and can almost always be had for cheap. You would think one would get tired of eating them… the same old chicken ...
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From the Streets of Hong Kong!
I flew into Hong Kong with the hopes of getting rid of that awful familiarity that we all have of westernized Chinese food. You know the stuff, the MSG coated gelatinous chicken pieces served with rice and ...