Balinese Popular Food

Bali Tourist Destination

Bali is one of the most famous tourist destinations all around the world. This place is also known as a thousand temple island where it has a lot of strict cultures and traditions. Normally, people come to Bali to visit beautiful views such as beach, valley, mountain, temple, etc. and also enjoy the traditions and cultures. However, this island also provides enormous kinds of traditional culinary which can be tasted by tourists. Many restaurants and traditional stalls serve various kinds of food start from Western, Asian, Indonesian, and of course traditional Balinese ones, instead of offering beautiful views and cozy places. Then, it is recommended that tourists also might visit Bali for culinary journey.

Kinds of Traditional Food

Talking about food, the tourists are usually offered to have the traditional Balinese food by the restaurant because Balinese food has rich flavor and ingredients which are very authentic. Here are number kinds of Balinese food which are recommended to be tried if you come to Bali.

Ayam Betutu

Ayam betutu is very popular in Bali which becomes an iconic food for Bali. Ayam betutu is a steamed chicken filled with fermented cassava leaves inside the chicken and then smeared with Balinese traditional ingredients called “Basa Genep”. Basa genep is a combination of various Balinese traditional spices such as shallot, garlic, chili, turmeric, ginger, and etc. Ayam betutu was usually served in kingdom dishes.

Sate Lilit

Sate belongs to Indonesian traditional food which has various types around Indonesia. In Bali, satay is very popular in which it is usually served on ceremony as an offering for God. However, it also can be served as a dish for people. Sate lilit is a chopped chicken with Balinese traditional spices which is twisted on a stick made of bamboo. This satay tastes savory, sweet, and little bit spicy. This is usually served with Balinese traditional mixed rice and also with Ayam betutu.

Babi Guling

Babi guling or suckling pig is a roasted pig which is very popular recently in Bali. There are a lot of Babi guling restaurants open nowadays in Bali. This pork is usually served with mixed vegetable and soup and rice. Babi guling also can be used as an offering for certain ceremony in Bali. Thus, this dish is very popular because it tastes fantastic and people can feel different sensation when having this dish especially from its crispy skin.

Lawar

Lawar is very authentic food from Bali which contains combination of vegetable and meat with rich Balinese traditional spices. The meat is usually taken from pork, chicken, or sometimes beef and lamb. This food has very unique taste which is very tasteful and savory. Lawar is also served with satay, fried meat, meat cracker, and its soup which is called “Komoh”. This dish is very popular also around Bali with its authentic taste.

Rujak Bulung

Rujak bulung is boiled seaweed served with fish broth and simple ingredients. This is a kind of simple dish but it is very hard to find this food because it depends on the season when seaweed can grow a lot. People usually have this dish for tea time or as a snack. This food is very suitable to be served on sunny day and served with cold drink and fruit salad. This food is also recommended because it completely tastes flavorful such as sweet, sour, salty and spicy.

Jaje Bali

Last one, we have Jaje Bali or Balinese traditional cake. It is made from kinds of flour, coconut cream, and sugar. This food is usually served as a dessert because its taste is mostly sweet and flavorful. There are various kinds of this cake which every area has its iconic forms. This cake is very affordable and mostly sold at traditional market in Bali, but now many restaurants also provide this dish as a dessert.

Popular Food

Numbers of restaurant in Bali provide the best Balinese traditional food and they have become popular among tourists. The tourists might be attracted by the unique served dish of Balinese traditional food which also tastes authentic. Besides, the food is easy to be found at traditional market instead of at restaurant. Most recommended traditional food which is served in certain restaurants in Bali are such as Balinese mixed rice, ayam betutu, sate lilit, babi guling, bebek goreng, and so on. Popular restaurants which should be tried by the tourists are easy to get because its location is very strategic and included on google map. They are such as ayam betutu gilimanuk, nasi ayam kedewatan, babi guling pande egi, bebek bengil, warung mak beng, seafood jimbaran, and many more. Therefore, culinary is also recommended for tourists when visiting Bali besides just hanging out to have vacation.