I couldn't leave Bali without taking a look roundthe market, you know how much I enjoy feeling and tasting the local, true "color".

So, I took my camera, on a Sunday morning and I walked through their market, with helpful people, willing to let me flatter my senses and treat myself to all the goodies of this little, but miraculous spot. As you can easily guess, they have some specific fruits, very interesting ones, but also some others you can find in Asia.

The snake fruit is typical of Indonesia and quite popular in Bali and is actually, a species of palm-tree, called Salak, whose fruits are similar to a snake`s skin, as far as the color and the texture are concerned. Don't worry, it doesn't bite, it doesn't sting, it isn't slippery, it's completely harmless and it's very tasty. It's like a fig, but bigger, softer and has a sweetish-sour taste, being rich in vitamins.

I liked the purple mangosteen quite a lot for its savor and for its juicy pulp, similar to a citrus fruit (actually it’s almost the size of a tangerine). Besides, you can rarely find it, at least in Europe, it's very rare, it's a delicacy. Therefore I took advantage of it, here! It seems that you can also treat some skin diseases and other disorders with mangosteen, and its juice is full of antioxidants!

The sweet and fruity jackfruit, which can be eaten in so many variants, that you can hardly choose what to taste first-fried, baked, boiled, in a tin, and so forth - it was everywhere, on the market stalls.

And the lemon grass is also widely spread in Bali, and is used for making drinks, cocktails, but also for making food and desserts. It goes well with teas, soups, but meat  and seafood, because of its flavor and strong perfume.

In the marketplace you can find little baskets with ready-made offerings, for those who haven't got enough spare time to make them by themselves, but also all sorts of products specific to temples.