Romaine lettuce and broccoli

**mimpimanis** · 09-02-2010 10:58 PM

I have to agree with Miso. Also not so much in Bali but in Lombok the water can have a very strong chemical smell at times. We also use bottled water for all our cooking.

**pollyanna** · 10-02-2010 04:59 AM

I like the sound of the soft and sweet water. If there are favourite brands of bottled water I'd like to get your opinions. I've also wondered about filtering systems. When we lived offshore on an island we captured all our water from rain and filtered it in a large porous terracotta urn with a ceramic filter.

And, like Nutmeg, I love munching on the green stuff so I'm glad to hear I won't have any trouble getting good lettuces, etc. I look at a green salad the way some people look at ice cream, just before I gobble it down like dessert. Don't know why I love them so much.

**Jimbo** · 10-02-2010 04:32 PM

In the Kampong the water comes from the eye and is absolutely superb. It depends really where your water comes from and for me the boiled water I use is fine.

I also do not always trust bottled water as there are many examples where unscrupleous people have just put tap water in it.

Still its what you feel comfortable with. For me washing veg with bottled water is overkill.

**pollyanna** · 10-02-2010 04:41 PM

Thanks, Jimbo. I have an cast-iron stomach and if I'm going to live in Bali I think I need to get used to the water. When we go out to eat I expect the food isn't washed with bottled water anyway. I'll just wash the veggies well in tap water.
And if I do get sick I promise not to write a detailed description on this forum. :wink:

**nutmeg** · 01-03-2010 01:50 PM

Oh Dear ! So can I buy veges from the local market or must I go to the SupeRR.. marh che ? Tin Tin where do I get potassium permanganate? Can i just buy a pomegranate and squeeze the juice? I plan to be in Bali in May and hope to stay in Ubud. How about soaking veges in Bicarbonate of Soda?

**MiSO** · 03-03-2010 02:14 AM

Jimbo, when you live up in the mountains and have cleaner than clean water, yup, I would do the same. Sometimes it is even better than bottled water of drinking water from the tap.

Nutmeg, there are 2 supermarkets, B & D, a little outside of Ubud centre, but easily accessible by (motor)bike.
If you buy organic veggies soaking in salted water is not even necessary. Bali B also has organic veggies, and they have great (huge) bowls with salads. Organic farms have delivery service.
The Pasar in the centre (the local market) also has greens. Good luck with bargaining. ;-)

**nutmeg** · 03-03-2010 07:23 PM

Thanks Miso. I feel a bit more relaxed now, knowing that there are decent supermarkets. Looking forward to checking them out as well as the organic farms :-)

**Blondie** · 13-03-2010 11:11 AM

Originally Posted by nutmeg

Hi All, ok please do not laugh. I would like to find out if Romaine lettuce, broccoli, watercress and english spinach (or asian spinach) can be found in Bali .... is it easy to find salad veggies? otherwise can one order a decent salad in restaurants at a decent non-tourist price? would like to get an idea of what kind of produce is available at reasonable prices. i enjoy indonesian food and can handle anything spicy, but fresh vegetables make up a huge part of my diet. thanks for any information.

Hi Nutmeg

Lots of good answers already, but I just wanted to throw something else in

After 4 years I found a place on Sunset between the Jail road and Jl Kunti (the one Bali Deli is on)

The pace is called Sakana and driving south on Sunset its on the left and there's a big 3D fish above the entrance as a landmark for you

This place supplies Japanese restaurants around Bali and is owned by the Ryoshi group (High turnover of fresh food daily)

The great thing is not only is the seafood fresh and very competitively priced but they have (don't know its name) a sort of chinese spinach that is used in Goma ai

Goma ai is green veg (usually the spinach and long green beans steamed or boiled) coated in a coarse ground sesame powder.... fabulous stuff

They also sell the Goma ai powder (they call it goma ai sauce even though its powder) and they sell all kinds of soy sauces (including several of the Kikkoman variety) and rice wine vinegars and miso pasre, fresh tofu... the lot

just take your own bottle and they'll fill it for you or they have bottles already filled

They also sell Eda mame (soy beans) imported from Japan so they are more tender and creamy than the local ones

so if you like a bit of Japanese... all the ingredients are there

and if you haven't tasted goma ai and you're into your veggies... go to Ryoshi in Seminyak (near Bintang) and give it a try... you'll be totally won over and then you'll know where to buy your ingredients to make it at home

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