Guide to BBQ

Preparation:

• The area needs to be clean. Make sure there is no trash lying around, no plastic, no food scraps, etc.
• There has to be one designated fireplace. This way the fire is always at the same place and there will be no blackened patches of grass all over the property.
• There need to be chairs and a table to eat at.
• Plates, mugs, cutlery, flying to put over the food.
• Knives and other kitchen tools. Separate knives and cutting boards for meat/fish and fruit/vegetables.
• Barbecue grating instead of a piece of mash wire.
• Pepper, salt, sugar, chili sauce, tomato sauce, soy sauce.
• Soap.
• First Aid Kit.
• Fire extinguisher.
• Flashlight or other light, candle.
• 1 bucket with water, 1 bucket with sand.

Food:

1. Try to use as many things from the farm as possible:

• Chilies
• Lime
•  Kaffir lime leaves
• Lassa lime leaves
• Lemon grass
• Long beans
• Fruits
• Fish from the farm
• Banana leaves

2. Buy the rest at local grocery shops, farms:

• Charcoal
• Matches
• Rice
• Potato
• Garlic
• Sweet corn
• Chicken

During the barbecue:

•  Have the bucket with water and sand available in case the fire gets out of hand
• Have a fire extinguisher nearby
• Have drinking water available in a jerry can
• Use the correct chopping board (fish/meat or fruit/vegetable) to prevent contamination
•  Cover the food against the flies
• Wash your hand with soap after handling raw fish or meat

After the barbecue:

• Extinguish the fire with the water AND sand
• Take time to clean up the area
• Take the non-degradable trash back to Tambun to dispose of it. Do not burn plastic!
• Put the bio-degradable trash on a compost pile or burn it
• Do the dishes straightaway, don’t leave them, this will attract vermin
• Before you leave, check the stock. If anything is missing, take it with you next time or alert the information center so the next guide can take it

Menu:

• Grilled fish
• Steamed fish (clean, stuff with herbs and spices, wrap in banana leaves and leave to steam on the grating)
• Roasted garlic (whole bulbs on the grating, peel to eat)
• Roasted potatoes (roast by placing them between the charcoal, peel to eat)
• Grilled sweet corn (grill on the grating)
• Possibly grilled chicken
• Rice can be make in the kitchen
• Salad made of cucumber, tomato, garlic, herbs, dressing
• Fruit as desert