Bizarre Foods: Indonesia

Indonesia

Andrew visits Indonesia, a tropical paradise where modern life is still influenced by ancient rituals, and food is at the core of centuries old traditions. He explores the culture and cuisine by drinking cobra blood, feasting on water buffalo entrails and more.

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Andrew drinks cobra blood

Watch Andrew drink cobra blood and witness a funeral ceremony ...

04:01

Water buffalo races

Andrew watches family teams compete in water buffalo races in ...

02:26

Tooth-filing ceremony

Andrew prepares a lawar for a traditional tooth-filing ...

02:35

Behind-the-Scenes Indonesia

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Istanaraja Cobra

Andrew meets up with Made Raymond and Jamal El Mahdi at a restaurant that specializes in snake dishes that are supposed to improve your health.

Istana Raja Kobra, Jl. By Pass Ngurah Rai no.24x, Kuta, Bali

Restaurant

Rantepao Restaurant

Food blogger Dinny Jusuf takes Andrew to a nearby restaurant that serves some traditional local foods.

Rantepao, Tana Toraja, Sulawesi

Activity

Rambu Solo

In Sulawesi, death is marked with a week-long ceremony called a rambu solo. As part of the custom, 40 water buffalo are killed and the meat is served to the crowd of mourners.

Sulawesi

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Lawar (Traditional Feast)

Andrew helps prepares a lawar for a coming-of-age celebration known as a matatah, a mass tooth filing that symbolizes a young person's transition into adulthood.

Nyuh Kuning, Bali

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Pasar Badung

Andrew heads to one of the oldest markets, where local chef Made Surtnne introduces him to some of the tropical fruits that can be found on the island.

Denpasar, Bali

Activity

Warung at the Bull Races

Andrew watches the bull races with his friend Putu Wiswara. Thousands of spectators turn out for the event and there are little cafes, known as warungs, with lots of grab-and-go food to feed the crowd.

Negara, Bali

Activity

Rantepao Market

Andrew visits a market in Rantepao, Sulawesi. Food blogger Dinny Jusuf gives him the inside scoop on the most unique foods.

Rantepao, Tana Toraja, Sulawesi

Activity

Mountain Top Food Crawl

Andrew experiences a mountain top food crawl in Sulawesi. He collects snails and then takes them home for a meal. Dinny and Andrew catch eels and then prepare them to eat them.

Batutumanga, Tana Toraja, Sulawesi

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