Antoine's village

Breakfast at Antoines. Noodles and egg!

p.s He made the bowl from a coconut!

Steamed rice cakes with coconut and sort of molasses type sauce.. oh so good and oh so simple!

Let me take you on my 5 day motorbike adventure on the island of Lombok (east of Bali)

Destination: Lombok

Boat from Gili T to Lombok

The adventurers, Andrew and I

Motorbiking path to the Gangga Waterfalls

The man we met by the waterfall, Antoine, who treated us like kings, gave us his hut to sleep in and his wife fed us like there was no tomorrow... despite how little they had!

The hidden waterfall Antoine showed us that no one knows about!

Antoines porch, local kids and I!

Lombok is just beautiful . . . 

crossing crazy waterfalls

temple on the ocean

men wear your ties before entering the temple!

Ah... and so much more!

Look out for this gem in your Asian grocery store

This pack + water = fantastic peanut sauce

So I was told. . .

I still have yet to find it in Montreal!

If you are feeling adventurous, I asked an Indonesian man what ingredients make a classic peanut sauce and he told me as follows:

tamarind paste

Small chili

Sambal

Garlic

Terasi fish paste

home roasted peanuts

palm sugar

salt

More egg... more tempeh... no complaints

Most cheap food stalls include just a huge variety of pans filled with food (mostly vegetarian), and you pay 1$ for a plate of rice + as much of whatever you want from the window.

I was a bit hesitant to get meats at night considering nothing is refrigerated, and sits in the heat all day on display shelves.

Which is why you hit the popular spots for high turn over!

Cut up caramelized tempeh, deep fried egg, deep fried tofu, and veg salads. 

You can't get more grease then that!

Best tempeh I have ever had in my life

What is Tempeh?

Another tofu-like product that is also made of soy beans, originated from Indonesia...so no wonder its so darn good! 

This dish includes caramelized tempeh steaks, which gives a firm and bit of crunch (due to chunks inside) texture, and just so amazing. A nice salad and rice to go with. 

Read more on Tempeh

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempeh

You think you know where to find the best peanut sauce? WRONG! This woman on Gili-T island can destroy it!!

I don't even know where to begin... maybe that the plate is a deep fried rice chip / absorbs the leftover scrumptiousness, so you can miss one drop??

This dish is includes the following: Cut up chunks of steamed sticky rice in banana leaf, raw bean sprouts, sweet soya sauce, chili sauce, fried garlic, and...

 the best peanut sauce I have ever tasted in my life.

The lady grinds the sauce by hand and I don't know what's in it, but it was a pale tahini cream color.

Oh yeah, and it cost 1$

I gave a nice tip...

On arrival to the Gilies and endless searching for cheaper guesthouse options in the back alleys, we met these guys who suggested one across this ladies stall.. and clearly I could only focus on what was in their hands...

 6 or 8$ a night, and amazing food across the street... couldn't ask for more!

Where is it?

Up the alley from road from the green cafe (market square area), across Desi Guesthouse, a great place!

My first meal in Indonesia

After endless searching for cheap "street food" in tourist land of Kuta, a surfer instructor approached me with his pitch as I sat reading on the nice cosy sand, and ended up leading to his friends food stall on the beach. I am pretty sure its instant noodles with veggies and egg for only 1$

Indonesian's love their eggs, its in everything!

Pretty tasty, but the best part is that your toes are in the warm sand and the beach is all you can see. 

Kuta beach/surfing land.