Thread: Romaine lettuce and broccoli

Hello Nut!!
You can find diferent kind of luttuce, broccoli..........even in traditional markets, at least in Ubud, I am not sure what is watercress, but on the supermarkets in Bali these days you almost can get the same things than in your own country!!!!!!!!! in Ubud, Delta and Bintang supermarkets has many diferent kind of vegetables, this morning I bought import spinach but there is as well balinese spinachs...........there is a lot variety of green vegetables!!!!!!!! local vegetables!!!
I guess even on the south is even more complete (Bali has a Carrefour as well) and Macro and many many more supermarkets...........
Not problem been green in Bali!!! hehehe my balinese friends think I am crazy eating luttuce (I love salads!!!) they think should be for cows!!!

Haha...you really sound like me when I started posting here...
Quality varies depending where you go, but yes, the greens are here...

Btw welcome nutSmeg :wink:

nutmeg,

Just be VERY carefull about raw vegetable in BAli. The water supply is notoriously polluted, and for example, watercress, which is grown in running water, you can bet your sweet beepee that you'll get a "nice" gastro after its consumption. They should soaked in a mild solution of potassium permanganate before one can safely eat them. 8)

Have to concur with Ronb, I also eat lots of greens and salads and haven't had any problems since I stopped eating in restaurants.

The problem with restaurants is that they all have to have such an extensive menu to attract custom that it generally is half rotten most of the time - since they don't throw it away but view Bule as a form of composting. :cry:

Buy it fresh, wash it yourself and eat it quickly is my motto. Even if you keep stuff in the refrigerator it goes off much more quickly than in northern climes - haven't figured that out yet but watch this space...

Guys, how do you wash your veggies? Do you clean it with tap or drinking water?

I first rinse it over and over with tapwater and the last rinse is with drinking water.
Fruit and tomatoes in salted water for 20 minutes and then a rinse with drinking water.
Organic stuff is easier, only needs a rinse with drinking water.

Must admit in over 27 years I have never had a problem with veg which has always been washed in tap water. I boil water for drinking as does everyone I know in Indonesia and I do not buy bottled water.

Still you must do what you think best but I would not get paranoid over it.

Jimbo, why would you want to boil tapwater to drink? 19L Aqua for 10,000 R. I know it can't be the money. I like water, that't the only thing I drink, and I like water to be "soft" and a bit sweet. No way I'm drinking Indonesian tapwater, boiled or not. The only tapwater I drink is in Austria.