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Balinese Food

The Traditional Cuisine & Food Culture of Bali

Vivienne Kruger

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English
Tuttle
01 May 2014
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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Imprint:   Tuttle
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 206mm,  Width: 127mm,  Spine: 23mm
Weight:   284g
ISBN:   9780804844505
ISBN 10:   080484450X
Pages:   352
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Dr. Vivienne Kruger is a social and cultural historian with a doctorate from Columbia University. She has lived in Bali for many years, where she launched an export business buying and selling luxury goods produced in the villages of Bali, and served as special research consultant for E! Entertainment's Wild On Bali television program.

Reviews for Balinese Food: The Traditional Cuisine & Food Culture of Bali

Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed Balinese Food: The Traditional Cuisine & Food Culture of Bali and learning more about the cuisine of this island. I really hope I get the chance to visit someday and try the food firsthand. -Tara's Multicultural Table In an interview with Phi Beta Kappa member Vivienne Kruger, I was privileged to glimpse inside the fragrant, nuanced world of Balinese cuisine and food culture as brought to life in Kruger's new book Balinese Food: The Traditional Cuisine & Food Culture of Bali. -The Key Reporter, Phi Beta Kappa's Publication for News and Alumni Relations This is a fascinating read on Balinese culture and I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in or planning on traveling to Bali. -Sandra's Kitchen Nook I've known a lot about Bali over my 37 years of going there...but I didn't always know WHY those things were that way culturally, so [Balinese Food] is a fun read! -Danielle Surkatty, Member of the Organizing Committee, Living in Indonesia Dr Vivienne Kruger has written a book that is as satisfying as the food that she describes. -Jonathan Copeland, author of Secrets of Bali, Fresh Light on the Morning of the World 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 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 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


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