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  • Bali’s Grilled Fish-The Best

    Dec 21

    On my last trip to Bali, I couldn’t wait to get my Jimbaran hit. It’s a seaside village famous for its barbeque fish.

    The smells are intoxicating and the early evening setting on the beach is a kick-back party as far as we can see in either direction. Our waitress invites us to Bali_culinary_fishselect our dinner from lobster, sea prawn, river prawn, baronang, red snapper, white snapper, barakuda, clam, garupa, squid or crab.
    With local beers in hand and a tropical beach sunset unfolding before us, we banter with our waitress while we anticipate dinner.
    The fish was as amazing as advertised. Was it the slow grill over cocunut husks (there’s that coconut fetish again!) rather than charcoal? Or maybe that astonishing tropical sunset melting us into “Bali time”?

    Barbeque fish on the beach at Jimbaran is an absolute thumbs up. While it’s on the menu all over the island, the mystic and the ambiance of Jimbaran, where it originated, is the perfect combination of freshness, skilled preparation and a jaw dropping setting. For the rest of our time in Bali, the locals would initiate conversations by asking “have you tried the jimbaran?”

    The fishing village of Jimbaran is located in the southern part of Bali, halfway between the airport and Nusa Dua.

    We suggest going late afternoon when the tropical sun begins to dip into the horizon, then staying after dinner for a stroll along the beach. By that time, you may be ready for round two of Bali’s famous barbequed fish!

    However, be forewarned. If you make a stop at Jimbaran on your way to the airport, you may just book another week to experience Bali’s charms.

2 Responses to “Bali’s Grilled Fish-The Best”

  1. Nice post & nice blog. I love both.

  2. Appreciate the compliments! What’s your interest in Asian food? Love to get stories from my readers

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