 Apart
from exotic sights and sounds, Bali offers the pleasure of
taste with a mixture of cuisine that is simply astonishing
in variety. The influence of different cultures results in
different cooking techniques, ingredients and spices. Characterised
by strong flavour, the food is usually very spicy with creative
preparations and multifarious cooking style.
The staple food in Bali is white, polished steam rice. Meat
used in Balinese cooking are pork, chicken, duck, fish and
beef although some Balinese do not eat it. We have outline
a fews of Balinese food :
-
Bali Guling, or pig roasted on a spit,
stuffed with herbs, spices and chilliesis a favourite and
you will often find roadside restaurants that specialize
in this dish
- Nasi Goreng, fried rice with an assortment of ingredients
such as; chicken, vegetables, fork, beef. Usually served with
prawn crackers and a fried egg.
- Sate Lilit, minced seafood of pork (small kebabs). Usually
order half a dozen or more, served with peanut or hot pepper
sauce.
- Ayam Goreng / Bakar, fried/roasted chicken.
- Betutu Bebek (literally means ’steamed meat of chicken’)
is particularly popular, a dish made from stuffed duck cooked
in hot ashes or steamed in banan leaves.
- Lawar made of thinly chopped papaya, jackfruit, green beans,
grated coconut, starfruit leaves and various indigenous spices.
This dish is served with
Explore the many flavours of Bali by sampling
the food the Balinese enjoy. There is every opportunity to indulge
as many of the more up market restaurants and cafes now offer
Balinese foods, even food that was once only available from
street-carts and local warung or traditional Balinese family.
Make the most of your stay in Bali and discover the secrets
to an exotic and exciting cuisine.
Suprisingly, there is not only a wide array
of excotic local food offered, there is also international cuisine
from all parts of the world, specially in the tourist belts.
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