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Balinese Food

The Traditional Cuisine & Food Culture of Bali

Author: Vivienne Kruger  

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Balinese food is singular among the leading cuisines of the world: dedicated to the gods and fueled by an array of achingly fresh spices, it is inextricably bound to the island's Bali-Hindu religion, culture, and community life. Balinese Food: The Traditional Cuisine and Food Culture of Bali bears witness to Bali's time-honored, enduring, authentic village cuisine: the extraordinary, legendary beauty of Bali is mirrored in its spectacular ceremonial feasts. The preparation of Balinese food is steeped in divine rituals, exactitude, and religious perfectionism: curious strangers in paradise can only gape in awe, respect, and admiration—as we struggle to learn how to eat and make food offerings on the island of the gods. Three million peasants by day—three million smiling artists by night—the Balinese carve and etch and paint their food into the rich spiritual shapes and divine colors of fragrant, holy temples and imposing royal palaces. They build and they cook with love, art, and reverence on an island perfectly positioned and protected—and lost in time—eight secret degrees south of the equator. Welcome to the luscious green villages and humble kitchens of Bali!

Favourable reviews for Balinese Food from - The Key Reporter, The Bali Update and Living in Bali (Expat.or.id)

"Vivienne Kruger's long connection to Bali, her love of Balinese food and academic eye for detail has resulted in a book that breaks new ground in its study of Balinese culture, the Island's delicious food, and the accompanying ancient traditional cooking methods." —Bali Update, BaliDiscovery.com

The American Herb Association reviews Vivienne Kruger's Balinese Food saying "We meet the culture through its cuisine and have the opportunity to experience it first hand through an array of delicious recipes."


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“We meet the culture through its cuisine and have the opportunity to experience it first hand through an array of delicious recipes. -- American Herb Association”

"Just when you thought you knew a lot about Bali, along comes this in-depth look at the cuisine and how it fits into everyday culture. In Balinese Food the author brings to life Bali's time-honored and authentic village cooking traditions." --Living in Indonesia, a site for expatriates, Expat.or.id
"Vivienne Kruger's long connection to Bali, her love of Balinese food and academic eye for detail has resulted in a book that breaks new ground in its study of Balinese culture, the Island's delicious food, and the accompanying ancient traditional cooking methods." --Bali Update, BaliDiscovery.com
"We meet the culture through its cuisine and have the opportunity to experience it first hand through an array of delicious recipes." --American Herb Association

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About the Author

Dr. Vivienne Kruger is a social and cultural historian with a doctorate from Columbia University. Famous cookbook author, culinary columnist, and Bali expert, Dr. Vivienne Kruger, is now leading fabulous new, fully escorted group tours to Bali (Bali Paradise Deluxe Tours). For more information, please visit:

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Balinese food is singular among the leading cuisines of the world: dedicated to the gods and fueled by an array of achingly fresh spices, it is inextricably bound to the island's Bali-Hindu religion, culture, and community life. Balinese Food: The Traditional Cuisine and Food Culture of Bali bears witness to Bali's time-honored, enduring, authentic village cuisine: the extraordinary, legendary beauty of Bali is mirrored in its spectacular ceremonial feasts. The preparation of Balinese food is steeped in divine rituals, exactitude, and religious perfectionism: curious strangers in paradise can only gape in awe, respect, and admiration--as we struggle to learn how to eat and make food offerings on the island of the gods. Three million peasants by day--three million smiling artists by night--the Balinese carve and etch and paint their food into the rich spiritual shapes and divine colors of fragrant, holy temples and imposing royal palaces. They build and they cook with love, art, and reverence on an island perfectly positioned and protected--and lost in time--eight secret degrees south of the equator. Welcome to the luscious green villages and humble kitchens of Bali! Favourable reviews for Balinese Food from - The Key Reporter, The Bali Update and Living in Bali (Expat.or.id) "Vivienne Kruger's long connection to Bali, her love of Balinese food and academic eye for detail has resulted in a book that breaks new ground in its study of Balinese culture, the Island's delicious food, and the accompanying ancient traditional cooking methods." -- Bali Update , BaliDiscovery.com The American Herb Association reviews Vivienne Kruger's Balinese Food saying "We meet the culture through its cuisine and have the opportunity to experience it first hand through an array of delicious recipes."

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Product Details

Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Published
22nd April 2014
Pages
304
ISBN
9780804844505

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