
Though they form a serious a part of the food regimen, vegetables are considered low-status; high standing foods are rice and meat. Personified as the "divine nutrition" within the type of the goddess Bhatari Sri, rice is seen by the Balinese to be a part of an all-compassing life pressure of which people partake. Rice is also an vital social pressure. The traditional Balinese rice (beras Bali) tastes higher, however is restricted to a few areas...