Balinese basic spice paste Recipe (Basa Alit)
Basa (Bumbu) is Balinese word for spices, it is the mixture of spices that makes the whole dish delicious outcome. Balinese people believed that all spices which they have today are sincerely a gift from God, in fact that it specifically describes in the Hindu epic of “Pandawa Lima“ (Five Pandavas) I could imagine that the great sacred of Balinese belief to regards their spices is actually passing through a legend and a winding road which makes Balinese have more highly appreciated to their cooking. I was truly amazed after understanding all about Balinese spices, base spices and differences processing the spices traditionally—traditionally pounded spices, traditionally grounded spices and traditionally chopping spices. The best part is the classic rule that I ever discover since I passionate of Balinese cooking, there is a guideline of preparing the mixture of Balinese spices, every spices has its own symbolic for example " Turmeric (kunyit) has representation ...