Pandoraspace

Dear Uncle G,

The only place on your list that we tried is Jimbaran and we loved it there.  We ate there twice.  

We ate dinner there on our first night in Bali.  Tito L and Tita D were hoping we could watch the sunset from Jimbaran, which I learned is on the west side of Bali.  Unfortunately, we arrived there late.  We ate at a restaurant called Dewata.  We were asked to choose what seafood we wanted to eat and the staff at the restaurant would grill it for us.   That night, we had grilled squid and two kinds of fish, a red snapper and baronang (I do not know what this fish is called in English).  The fish came with three kinds of sauces and one of them was called Bali Sambal.  This sauce had tomatoes and chilies and other spices.  LS loved it.  As for me, I concentrated on the grilled baronang.  

Fish is not one of my favorite foods but the baronang I liked.  It did not have that fishy taste of the sea or the muddy taste that I could sometimes detect.  It tasted “clean”, fresh and had that distinct taste from being grilled in charcoal.  It was cooked just right as the baronang was not soggy or tough.  Just thinking about it now makes my mouth water.

Tita D, LS, Jani (the guy who drove for us) and I each had fresh coconut juice, which was naturally sweet.  As the coconut itself was served to us, we ate the coconut meat after we were done drinking the juice.  As expected, the meat was translucent and of the type that would slither down your throat.  Yum!

Even if we were full from our meal, Tita D and I had to get our grilled corn fix.  Someone was selling grilled corn along the shores of Jimbaran.  As usual, I got my grilled corn buttered and salted.

On the day we were leaving Bali, LS, Jani and I had dinner in Dewata again.  This time, we ordered two grilled baronangs and grilled shrimp and pigged out.  LS had an extra order of the Bali Sambal too.

You have to tell me about the other restaurants in Jimbaran that you tried so we could compare notes.

Love, Pandora