April/May, 1998
No. 034/VI/98

cover story

Ground Breakers
Bali's top corporate
women

Out of the Frying
Pan
The legacy of widow
burning in modern Bali

beyond
bali

Pedal Power
Cycling around Lombok

regular
features

Sidelines
The cultural value of
Indonesia textiles

Adventure
Off-road trips by Land
Cruiser

Home Grown
Bali's surf hero of
nineties, Rizal Tanjung

Health and Beauty
Mandara's many Bali
spas

Books
The Butterflies of Bali

Food
Four delis that have
survived the crisis

Photo Gallery
F.X. Marit captures nyepi
on film

Jungle Drums

advertising index for
Bali Echo web site

BALI DELI  

When she opened Bali Deli, German-Canadian proprietor Claudia decided to go all out on the funk factor, at least in one respect. To advertise the existence of the establishment to the traffic passing on Jalan Raya Seminyak, she opted for a sizable mobile sculpture of one of her lovely loaves of bread. “I just took one of my loaves of bread as a model to a local youth who had experience in making ogoh-ogoh - (the monstrous demon-mannequins that are paraded in the annual Balinese New Year carnivals, ed.) - and asked him to make a big loaf of bread out of the same material,” explains Claudia. But her bread sculpture is not the only reason Claudia has succeeded in drawing the attention of aficionados of fine imported food. Her extensive stock humors the tongue as much as her bread ogoh-ogoh does the eye. At last a trot down to the local deli is all that is needed when that urge for dinkum bread sets in, as rows of Claudia’s ryes are ripe for the picking at Bali Deli. As well as her European Rye, New York Jewish Rye and Russian Rye, for solo snackers there’s also her pumpernickel bagels. Sandwich slices of these with your choice of Bali Deli’s smoked meats, Chicken Liver Pate, Roll mops or Smoked Marlin. Wedge her chewy, crusty Italian Bread into a punnett of her Cashew and Walnut Dip. Or take your afternoon coffee with one of her Almond or Hazelnut Biscotti. What-ever your choice, long after the delights of Bali Deli have left your belly, their tastes will linger in your memory! Ubud and Sanur deliveries available. Jalan Raya Seminyak No. 2. Tel./Fax. (62-361) 730 576. 

RAMAH TAMAH  
If the key to a successful business is guarding one’s trade secrets, then Ramah Tamah must be the exception that proves the rule. For while many chefs may be anxious to keep their most prized recipes far from diners’ inquiring minds, Ketut and T.L., the couple behind Tutmak Cafe, have chosen to make them freely available from their nearby deli, Ramah Tamah. “Once the cafe started to really kick off we were constantly being asked by friends and regulars if they could order through us some of the products we were using in the kitchen, and which they couldn’t get elsewhere in Ubud,” explains T.L. So, when they opened Ramah Tamah two doors down from Tutmak, they were in a way just extending the cafe by making more publicly available a service that had hitherto been accessed only by those in the know.  

Ramah Tamah follows Tutmak in displaying the colourful, dressed-down pop that makes it hard for strollers-by to miss. In more comfortable economic times, it would resemble an inner-city food co-operative. A whole wall of the shop is stacked with large glass jars which once contained dried herbs, spices, grains and pulses from far-off lands, but they have since been sucked empty by the downward-spiralling rupiah. But the fridge remains fully stocked with packets of the many cheeses used in the Tutmak kitchen, and the bread rack houses an array of fresh rolls, loaves and baguettes. The glorious dressings and dips that are served at Tutmak can be purchased here in jars, ecstasy-inducing cinnamon rolls can be picked up by the dozen, and organic fruit and vegetables, tuna steaks and roast chickens can be ordered a day ahead. Jalan Dewi Sita, Ubud. Tel. (62-361) 975754. 
 

Above: 
1. clockwise-Torta Millanese, Eggplant-Walnut Dip, Black Forest Ham, Swiss Cheese, Sundried Tomato-Cream Cheese-Olive Dip, Black Olives from Bali Deli. 

2. Ramah Tamah's soft cinnamon buns conceal an inner of thick custard. 

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