Five minutes from our hotel was this grocery store.
This was the CoCo Market, https://cocogroupbali.com/
I always enjoy heading into local stores to see the tea and goodies they have to offer.
I ended up buying some instant mangosteen tea. These became my new favorite fruit. I had never had them before and I thought they were great. My old favorite fruit used to be persimmons that I first had in Spain.
I also bought a Rosella instant tea and a ginger one. All made in Indonesia.
mangosteen
The Bali Life Kombucha was very good, and only $2.05 a bottle.
I also bought Teh Botol by Sosro, a black tea - We had a refrigerator in our room, so I was able to keep it cold and enjoy it at the end of the day. One place called it the national drink of Indonesia, lol.
They also have it Jasmine, but I didn't see it in Jasmine.
I put this cute little can in my suitcase to bring home to put with my Indonesia tea trinkets and it was missing when I got home. Not sure if someone at the airport took it out, but I found it odd it was missing.
A traditional herbal refreshment drink intended to relieve "internal heat" (panas dalam), which can include symptoms like sore throats, dry throats, and mouth ulcers.
Lastly, I tried Cha Xiaokai (茶小开) brand bottled tea, likely the Osmanthus Longjing flavor.
Over all I enjoyed hunting down and trying some new teas while in Indonesia for a week.
They had a nice variety to select from....
I brought back the Kopi Luwak Chocolate for myself and my coworkers to try....
"Kopi Luwak chocolate typically refers to premium artisan chocolate bars infused with Kopi Luwak (civet) coffee, a rare coffee known for its exceptionally smooth, low-acid, and naturally earthy flavor profile.
Because the beans pass through the digestive tract of Asian palm civets, the natural enzymatic process breaks down bitterness and imparts robust, naturally occurring hints of dark caramel, spice, and cocoa. When blended with high-quality dark or milk chocolate, it yields a luxurious, deeply aromatic treat." from AI
I bought some Bali chocolates but I was not a fan...they add coco butter to it and it has this soft, almost waxy taste to it.
One morning I took the kids shopping here. They each had $10 to spend. They absolutely loved it!!
Durian, the stinky fruit!! In Malaysia the elevators in the hotel say, "No Durian allowed".
Durian The flowers of Indonesia are so stunning!
More sights on my way to the market.
Fish for sale
Don't be afraid to get out there and try new things...and new teas!
Colossians 3:23 NIV Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,
Colossians 3:23 NIV
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,
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