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FIVE BALINESE CULINARY DELIGHTS YOU MUST ENJOY APART FROM BABI GULING

IN ADDITION to tourist destinations, Bali has a variety of culinary delights. One of them is pork roll. However, apart from babi guling (roasted pork), there are several other Balinese foods. Here are five foods that can be tasted while on vacation in Bali:

1. Lawar
One of the foods that are familiar in Bali and rarely found in other areas is lawar. Lawar is a food made from a mixture of minced meat and vegetables that are seasoned. Seasonings that make lawar delicious include red chilies, cayenne pepper, shallots, and garlic. In addition, lawar is also more savory with a mixture of grated coconut. In addition, lawar prices are also affordable.

2. Betutu Duck
In addition to babi guling, the food that is being hunted by tourists is bebek betutu (duck betutu). Although it has almost the same basic spices as other seasoned ducks, duck betutu has a strong spice characteristic and is cooked for seven hours. The goal of the duck is cooked that long to get the meat that is tender and the spices are absorbed.

3. Fried Rice
If East Java has pecel rice. Bali has a similar culinary, namely rice mixed with vegetables, fried chicken, young jackfruit, eggs, and red beans. What distinguishes nasi tepeng from nasi pecel is that the rice used in nasi tepeng is cooked for a long time and becomes mushy. The presentation also uses banana leaves.

4. Jinggo Rice
Jinggo rice (nasi jinggo) is consumed by many people in Bali and is a daily food. This food is also sold by one of the minimarkets. But it never hurts to try the authentic taste of Nasi Jinggo directly in Bali. Shredded chicken, chili sauce, vegetables, tempe orek and noodles as the characteristics of jinggo rice in Bali are served with banana leaves so that they have a distinctive aroma. The price of jinggo rice is also affordable.

5. Laklak
In addition to heavy meals, in Bali there are also snacks that can be used for snacks. Laklak is made from a mixture of rice flour and coconut milk sometimes also mixed with pandan for coloring. A small cake that is about the size of a bottle cap served with grated coconut. [sources/photo special]