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The snake fruit in my last post reminds me of a market on Bali island. I once blogged about following a local chef to the market to buy ingredients for cooking. Now I'll show you the food preparation part after that. 

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So the chef led us to a traditional walled compound where family members share a courtyard and a kitchen. In the spacious kitchen facing the courtyard, we started to prepare for cooking. He first explained the different types of chili peppers and ginger family members, which are important ingredients for making the base sauces in Bali. 

**Bumbu Bali** (aka. Base Genep, meaning "complete spice") is a rich sauce that is essential in cooking Balinese dishes. It's frequently found in appetisers, soups and main courses. For making this sauce, we used **four members from the ginger family**: turmeric, galangal, ginger and white turmeric (see my comparison photo below). Other ingredients are shallot, garlic, pepper, coriander, nutmeg, shrimp paste and chili. 

The **three types of chilis** often used in Bumbu Bali are the finger-length red tabia Lombok, short fat tabia Bali, and small fiery bird's eye tabia Kerinyi. The first one is the mildest, and the most commonly used is the middle one tabia Bali (Bali chili). That's also what we would use in the Bumbu Bali base sauce. 

Depending on the type of dish that will be made, all the ingredients listed above can be **chopped or ground**. The chopped one is typically used to season soup, while the muddled one is used to season meat dishes such as sate meat and chicken curry. We did both for the various courses in the meal. Chopping on a wooden block or grinding with a pestle and mortar both require a lot of energy. It is never easy to be a good cook! 🙂

Other base sauces commonly used in Bali cooking include **sambal goreng, sambal ulek, and sambal matah**. Among them, sambal ulek appears to be the most well-known outside of Bali. I remember being served this sauce a few times when eating in Asian restaurants. However, until the cooking lesson, I was unaware of the other sauces. I'm glad and grateful that the chef taught us how to make Bumbu Bali and sambal goreng that day. 

They all include basic ingredients like shrimp paste, but the rest differ slightly. For example, sambal goreng contains black peppercorns and coriander seeds, whereas sambal ulek contains tomato and kaffir lime, and sambal matah has lemon grass and coconut oil in it. I adore these appetising sauces packed with spices and herbs!

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### Our five-course lunch:
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**Jukut Urab** - mixed Balinese salad with red beans, grated coconut and sambal goreng

**Calon Be Siap** - Balinese spiced meatball with chayote in clear chicken soup

**Sate Ayam** - grilled minced chicken marinated in Bumbu Bali and wrapped around a lemongrass stick

**Tahu Mesanten** - tofu and tempeh with vegetables in Balinese coconut sauce
 
**Dadar Kdongding** - pandan-scented pancake with coconut and palm sugar 

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It would be hard for me to choose my favourite course. All of them were so fresh and tasty, as well as very healthy.

It's not difficult to make these delectable dishes at home once you've mastered the base sauce. When I was able to get the ingredients, I cooked some of these, and it was always a pleasant and satisfying experience. If you enjoy this type of light, flavorful food, give it a try too! :)


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上篇有人留言提到蛇皮果，让我想起之前分享过的巴厘岛一处市场。蛇皮果来自印尼，在巴厘岛和东南亚不少地方都很常见。那次说到跟着当地大厨去市场买食材，这回再来接着写去传统大宅子跟他学做菜。

在巴厘式庭院的宽敞厨房里，大厨首先解释了不同种类的辣椒和姜，这些都是制作巴厘基础酱料的重要原料。

Bumbu Bali是巴厘菜的灵魂酱料，很多开胃菜、汤和主菜都少不了它。做这种酱料需要用到四种姜: 姜黄、高良姜、生姜和白姜黄(👆🏻见上面对比照片)。其他配料还有红葱头、大蒜、胡椒、香菜、肉豆蔻、虾酱和辣椒。

巴厘菜常用的三种辣椒分别是手指长度的龙目岛红辣椒、短胖的巴厘辣椒和最为火辣的小个鸟眼椒。其中，龙目岛红辣椒最温和，而中等辣度的巴厘辣椒最常用，这也是我们用来做Bumbu Bali基础酱的原料之一。

学做的午餐包括五道菜: 巴厘红豆沙拉、肉丸佛手瓜鸡汤、沙嗲鸡肉香茅串、椰汁天贝豆腐和香兰叶煎饼。都特别新鲜可口，也很自然健康。如果能买到原料，准备起来并不难，有空也可以试试。:)

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PART 1:   [Bali Market Tour with A Local Chef | 跟巴厘岛大厨逛市场](
https://peakd.com/hive-105017/@itchyfeetdonica/bali-market-tour-with-a-local-chef-or)

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