Bali: The Food of My Island Home
Cultural Studies Healthy Cooking Travel Writing Balinese Cuisine Indonesian Cooking Food Memoir Reference Cookbook
Bali: The Food of My Island Home is the definitive Balinese cookbook for English-speaking kitchens, written by Australian-born Janet De Neefe, who has spent more than three decades living, cooking and teaching in Ubud. First released in 2011, this lushly illustrated paperback gathers 160+ authentic recipes—from smoky sate lilit to fragrant lawar and the island’s legendary bumbu spice pastes—while weaving in personal stories, ceremonial lore and the health-giving philosophy that underpins every dish. The result is a cookbook that doubles as a cultural travelogue, perfect for adults and curious young adults who want to recreate the true flavours of Bali at home.
What makes this title stand out is De Neefe’s dual perspective: an outsider who earned insider status. Step-by-step photos demystify techniques such as banana-leaf wrapping, spice-grinding with a cobek and balancing the hot-sour-salty-sweet profile that defines Balinese food. Menus for everyday meals, temple offerings and festive feasts are all included, giving home cooks options for quick mid-week dinners as well as show-stopping nasi campur spreads. A full glossary of native produce and where to source it overseas turns the book into a practical reference you’ll keep on the kitchen shelf for years.
Collectors and gift-givers love this edition for its very good, gently-used condition—crisp, unmarked pages, no dog ears, tight binding—making it a ready-to-use treasure that doesn’t look “second-hand” on the coffee table. Because it is neither ex-library nor inscribed, the copy remains clean for personalisation or gifting. Keywords: Balinese cookbook, Indonesian food, Janet De Neefe recipes, Ubud cooking guide, illustrated Southeast-Asian cuisine, healthy spice pastes, 2011 first edition.
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