Secrets of the Balinese Kitchen
Wayan and i are heading along the rugged Buleleng coastline to a village called Les to dig a little deeper into the food of Bali’s north. Compared to Java, Sumatra, or Borneo, Bali is a remarkably small island, just 153 kilometers wide and 112 kilometers from top to bottom. Yet from a cultural, geographical, and culinary standpoint, it’s a marvel — a patchwork of clans and former kingdoms, each with their own histories, customs, and flavors.
The people of Les belong to a community known as Bali Mula, whose belief systems and practices predate those of the island’s majority Javanese-Hindu descendant population. Some of the original Balinese, if you like. To find out more, we’re slated to meet chef and local priest Jero Mangku Dalem Suci Gede Yudiawan at Dapur Bali
