This friend of ours, goes early in the morning to the market and buys squid, and a variety of fish pieces. He then cleans and cuts the fresh fish in his home. His neighbor friend sits for many hours on the concrete floor in his home as she carefully puts the fish pieces and other tasty delights on the skewer. He then sells the food to the little warungs on the street. This fish sate' is how he makes his money…fish carefully cut and placed on little skewers sold to the individual little street carts to sell. The people who sell, are responsible to cook, mostly grill the fish sate'.
Walking through the streets other types of sate’ are sold which include chicken sate’ with peanut sauce, rabbit, and we have heard dog and even horse( which I’m pretty sure are in very small amounts.) We go to visit this business man in the afternoons after he has been to the market and they have finished all the preparation of their product for selling. Six days a week. His wife died a year ago, and his plan is to travel with us to Manila to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in April. He wants to have his marriage bound in heaven and on earth.
It is really amazing the food products that so many people are producing. Many people eat on the street every day and prepare little food in their homes. There are very few kitchens. What kitchens there are, are often community which many families share and almost all are outside. Many use fires with pots. A few have propane tanks. Many people we know prepare grain mostly rice or bean and tofu snacks to sell. Most are deep fried. Then wrapped individually or in packages. These types of snack items are also sold every day for their living. It is very inexpensive to eat on the street. Elder Miller and I are very selective of any food that we buy and eat from the street vendors. We prefer larger restaurants and don’t eat much food from the streets to prevent food born illnesses and be easy and mild on our American stomachs and digestive systems.
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