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Explore | Flavours
FEEDING
THE
NATION
Nutmeg on Banda Neira
Words by Janet DeNeefe
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Janet DeNeefe
Melbourne-born
Janet DeNeefe, the
founder and director of
the annual Ubud Writers
& Readers Festival, Ubud
Food Festival and Bali
Emerging Voices Festival,
has lived in Bali for nearly
three decades. Her latest
book is Bali: Food of
My Island Home,
following her memoir
Fragrant Rice. She is also
the owner of Casa Luna,
Indus and Bar Luna
restaurants in Ubud.
Janet DeNeefe,
kelahiran Melbourne,
adalah pendiri sekaligus
direktur Ubud Writers
& Readers Festival, Ubud
Food Festival dan Bali
Emerging Voices Festival.
Selama hampir tiga
dekade, Janet bermukim
di Bali. Setelah buku
memoarnya Fragrant Rice,
Janet mengeluarkan buku
terbarunya bertajuk Bali:
Food of My Island Home.
Dia juga memiliki sejumlah
restoran di Ubud yang
diberi nama Casa Luna,
Indus dan Bar Luna.
1 Nutmeg in its shell and
mace drying in the sun
on Banda Neira.
2 Nutmeg fruit, which holds
the nutmeg and web of mace.
There are a number of different
types of nutmeg species, some
of which have a white aril
instead of red.