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
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
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CAFE BATU JIMBAR
Although Cafe Batu Jimbar maintains a
market edge for its leafy, tranquil space and hip clientele, it’s greatest hit is
certainly its ever-renewed range of salads. The creative combination of ingredients that
makes Cafe Batu Jimbar’s salads both filling and refreshing surprises diners and
piques their curiosity, thus bringing them back, repeatedly. It could only be a generous
eagerness to share the good things in life around, therefore, that has urged manager Ibu
Tari to make available in substantial quantities the locally-produced Sun-dried Tomatoes,
Marinated Eggplants and Roasted Bell Peppers that add zest to her salads, and the Pesto,
Dill Mustard, Anchovy and Raspberry Vinaigrette mixtures with which they are dressed.
The shop at Batu Jimbar - which could
easily go unnoticed because it occupies a dark end of the space adjacent to the till -
stocks a range of other products, too. The range of muffins, the most delectable feature
of the Cafe’s breakfast menu, are baked daily on the premises and are a treat to be
picked up in the morning when they are still steaming, and taken to the office for morning
tea. Their granola and variety of cakes - which range from the healthy Date Slice to the
very naughty Coconut Chocolate Cake - are also made on the premises. And Cafe Batu Jimbar
is one of the few places on the island to stock the full range of Bali Asli’s
delights in a jar: Peanut Paste, Cashew Butter, Tahini, and more jams, jellies and
chutneys than you could ever imagine. Jl. Danau Tamblingan No. 152, Tel. (62-361) 287 374.
BALI BUDDHA
Visiting the Bali Buddha is like entering some kind of hippy
wonderland. Its stellar ceilings and mosaiced walls make it resemble a beautifully wrapped
and packaged, carefully hand-made gift. Those who choose to take in this fairy world over
a meal ascend to tree-top level, loll about on cushions on the floor or big bamboo sofas
and browse through magazines while awaiting their bagel.
Of course that is what you must order when you lunch at the Bali Buddha which is, first and foremost, a bagelry. Or at the very least you must take a half a dozen assorted home with you when you leave. But apart from its bagels, Bali Buddha merits a mention among the other delis listed for a number of other products which are sold in jars and packets from its downstairs shop.
Exotica may not be an accurate term with which to describe Bali Buddha’s products, which are more exotic in form than content. But this is good news, because it means their stock is not suffering from the recent and swift disappearance of imports from the market. At Bali Buddha, much thought has evidently been devoted to coming up with products which retain an element of novelty while emphasising the use of lcoally-grown products. Bali Buddha’s packets of Dried Papaya are one example of this, as are their Papaya-Banana Roll-Ups. Likewise Bali Buddha’s abundant line of conserves, jams and chutneys which display a patriotism unmatched elsewhere. “At the outset the plan was that most of Bali Buddha’s products would be based on local ingredients,” explains owner and founder of the cafe-cum-deli. “That was a result of my belief that healthy eating is about eating locally grown products and, by extension, being more in touch with our immediate environment.” So as well as the five different kinds of bagels and the various flavours of cream cheeses from which they are inseparable, Bali Buddha does a roaring trade in jackfruit jam, papaya butter, and mango-ginger jelly, all of which are made from local products. Jalan Padang Tegal No. 2, Ubud. Tel. (62-361) 976 324.
Above:
1. A kaleidoscope of cakes,
available at Cafe Batu Jimbar.
2. Bali Buddha's kitchen, which bears among other products the line of chutneys, jams and
spreads pictured, is fantastically
decorated.
photos by Agus Spa
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