Food Note: Sate Tuna Warung Guan

Nemu warung "Guan" yang jualan sate Tuna deket kost di Bali sini, sepuluh tusuk sate ukuran sedeng harganya cuma 4 rebu rupiah - keliatannya mau bersaing sama sate madura, makanya harganya merakyat.

Satenya sendiri beda sama sate tuna lainnya yang pernah gw temuin di Bali ini, yang dagingnya diiris meng-koin (rada bulet) dan berkarakter rasa smokey. Yang  di Warung Guan ini lebih mirip sate Marangi (Purwakarta) karena dah di-marinate bumbu sebelum dimasak. Sate mentahnya sendiri malah dikulkasin juga, jadi bumbunya meresap dalem. Dimakan tanpa saus ataupun condiments apa-apa, not even bawang, tapi karena dah dibumbuin jadinya asik-asik aja, nggak terlalu kentara kalau itu daging ikan, kecuali karena adanya aftertaste yang khas ikan laut tuh; rasa-rasa "gatel enak" pada gusi. Walaupun gw tetep prefer "mentah"nya (Maguro sushi), tapi yang satu ini oke juga koq, gw mah doyan, apalagi daging ikan laut kan relatif lebih sehat daripada daging hewan ternak, mengandung Omega-6 pula yang baik buat kesehatan.

Selain sate, ada juga sup Tuna, dengan bumbunya mirip sop bening biasa minus sayuran, dan karakter aroma daun salam yang cukup kentara. Daging tunanya sendiri dipotong dadu 1cm an, dan walau dibikin sup tapi nggak jadi buyar, nggak amis juga, dan kalau disantap masih panas-panas wuih asik!

Andai saja masaknya pake rumput laut juga... jadinya kan kuahnya mirip-mirip Dashi (kaldu ikan) nya Jepang yang sedap itu. Tapi segini juga dah seneng koq, alternatif menarik kalau bosen makan nasi campur atau capcay goreng. (bay)

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Food Curiosity and Hooliganism

Last week my wife and I watched "The Green Street Hooligans" on TV. It was a striking movie with strong display of football hooligan acts. But more than show of brutality, this movie gives a good sight into the reason why British's football matches are often accompanied by clash of supporters.

Without further discussing about the movie (some other time perhaps), there’s a quote that could capture the spirit of those football firms, thrill seekers, trouble makers, and logic defying adrenaline junkies;

"Once you've taken a few punches and realize you're not made of glass, you don't feel alive unless you're pushing yourself as far as you can go"

As for me, I found out that this fits also to my food-curiosity behavior! I realize that as I was able to discover more and more hidden beauty in those foreign and exotic foods, I was experiencing something new and many times unexpected pleasure. This has driven me yearning for those new sensation on my taste buds, and experiencing new kind of savoring pleasure. Hence why, the first item I would consider on “virgin” eateries is almost always something new to me.

On the contrary, some other people cannot fully experience the new found sensations therefore sees foreign food as something less interesting to explore (or any food at all). While with some strict eaters, driven by their not so forgiving digestion or appetite system, negative feedback possibly received upon encountering such foreign food experience tends to create long lasting damage, hence why, makes them tend to stick on a safe bet of consuming only the food they have known well.
So, which kind of eater are you? (bay)

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