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Nasi jinggo

Nasi jinggoNasi jinggo (also known as jinggo rice) is a Balinese ready-to-eat street food, packaged in small portions of banana leaves. Apart from being eaten as street food, nasi jinggo is also used in various religious ceremonies such as the Ngaben funeral rites, birthday celebrations, and meetings.

Tipat cantok

Tipat cantokTipat cantok is a Balinese popular local dish. It is made of various boiled or blanched vegetables with ketupat rice cake, served in spicy peanut sauce. In the Balinese language tipat means ketupat, while cantok means grounding ingredients using mortar and pestle. Vegetables normally used in this dish are asparagus bean, beansprout, water spinach, and tofu. It is a common street food, popular among tourists as well as locals.

🍢Sate susuSate susu adalah sebuah hidangan sate khas Kampung Jawa, Dusun Wanasari, Denpasar Barat, Bali. Sate tersebut terbuat dari daging payudara sapi. Hidangan tersebut biasa dijual pada bulan Ramadan. Bumbu dari sate tersebut tersebut dari tepung beras yang dicampur dengan santan, kencur, cabai merah, cabai rawit dan bawang putih.

01Culinary tourism

Denpasar is also famous for its culinary tourism. Some places that are very well known by both local and foreign tourists are: Nasi Ayam Kedewatan–Jalan Tukad Badung, Denpasar Nasi Ikan Mak Beng–near Hotel Radisson Nasi Campur–Pantai Segara, Sanur Babi Guling Chandra–Jalan Teuku Umar Warung Wardana–Jalan Merdeka, Denpasar Bebek Goreng HT–Jalan Merdeka, Denpasar Sate Plecing–Jalan Yudhistira, Denpasar Depot Kepiting Super–Jalan Bypass Ngurah Rai Resto Bali Nikmat–Jalan Raya Kuta near Alfa Warung Batan Waru–next to Discovery Mall Warung Made–Kuta Ikan Bakar–Jimbaran Nyoman Cafe–Jimbaran Menega Cafe–Four Seasons Jimbaran Jebak (Bali Culinary Trail)–Jalan Teuku Umar, Denpasar

Some of the famous Balinese souvenirs include dodol bali, brem, rahayu peanuts, milk pie, disco peanuts, salak bali, peanuts, chicken feet crackers, pia legong and Bali coffee. Some special places that sell souvenirs include: Krisna Shop Erlangga Shop 1 and Erlangga Shop 2 Kumbasari Market

From Bali

Dances and dishes known across the province.

Lawar

LawarLawar is an Indonesian dish created from a mixture of vegetables, coconut, and minced meat mixed with rich herbs and spices, originating from Bali, Indonesia. This dish is commonly found in restaurants and warungs in Bali. Despite its rich vegetable mixture, lawar is not a vegetarian dish, since most often it is mixed with minced meat or even blood.

Nasi campur

Nasi campurNasi campur (Indonesian and Malay for 'mixed rice'; ), also known as nasi rames or sega campur in Java, refers to an Indonesian and Malay dish of a scoop of nasi putih (white rice) accompanied by small portions of several other dishes, including meats, vegetables, peanuts, eggs, and fried-shrimp krupuk.

Nasi ulam

Nasi ulamNasi ulam is a traditional rice dish of Betawi, Malay (especially of the northern Malay Peninsular) and Peranakan cuisines that mixes various traditional herbs and vegetables (ulam) mostly the leaves of pegagan (Centella asiatica), kemangi (lemon basil), Vietnamese mint, and torch ginger among other things, accompanied with various side dishes.

🥘Nasi kedewatanNasi kedewatan berasal dari desa Kedewatan Gianyar Bali. Nasi kedewatan adalah sejenis nasi campur berisi daging ayam serta disajikan bersama telur, lawar, sate lilit, dan sambal matah. Ciri khas dari nasi ayam kedewatan adalah dari rasa pedasnya.

Pepes

PepesPepes is an Indonesian cooking method using banana leaves as food wrappings. The banana-leaf package containing food is secured with lidi seumat (a small nail made from the central ribs of coconut leaves) and then steamed or grilled on charcoal. This cooking technique allows the rich spice mixture to be compressed against the main ingredients inside the individual banana-leaf package while being cooked and also adds a distinct aroma of cooked or burned banana leaves. Although being cooked simultaneously with food, the banana leaf is a non-edible material and is discarded after consuming the food.

Milk pie

Milk pieMilk pie or pie susu is an Indonesian custard tart pastry consisting of a shortcrust pastry filled with egg custard and condensed milk. This traditional Indonesian dessert pastry is very flat with only one very thin layer of custard. The origin of this pastry is from Bali.

Rujak bulung

Rujak bulungRujak bulung buni yang berbahan dasar rumput laut. Rujak bulung adalah sebuah jenis rujak khas Bali yang terbuat dari rumput laut atau bulung, yaitu bulung boni. Selain disajikan dengan kuah pindang, rujak bulung juga disajikan dengan parutan kelapa sangrai dan potongan lengkuas.

🍤Sate penyuSate penyu, adalah sejenis sate yang dibuat dari daging penyu. Sate ini dahulu banyak disajikan dan dijajakan di Bali.

Sate lilit

Sate lilitSate lilit is a satay variant in Indonesia, originating from Balinese cuisine. This satay is made from minced pork, fish, chicken, beef, or even turtle meat, which is then mixed with grated coconut, thick coconut milk, lemon juice, shallots, and pepper. The spiced minced meat is wound around bamboo, sugar cane or lemongrass sticks, it is then grilled on charcoal. Unlike skewers of other satay recipes which is made narrow and sharp, the bamboo skewer of sate lilit is flat and wide. This wider surface allowed the minced meat to stick and settle. The term lilit in Balinese and Indonesian means "to wrap around", which corresponds to its making method to wrapping around instead of skewering the meat.

🍚Sate asemSate asem adalah sebuah hidangan sate khas Karangasem, Betawi dan Bali. Bumbu sate asem dari Karangasem terbuat dari asam jawa, sementara bumbu sate asem dari Betawi terbuat dari parutan kelapa. Sate tersebut juga disebut sate manis karena juga memiliki rasa manis. Di Bali, sate tersebut menggunakan daging babi dan dengan bumbu pedas.

Jaja Bendu

Jaja BenduJaja Bendu adalah kue tradisional khas Jembrana, Bali, Indonesia. Kue ini cukup sederhana, hanya dibungkus dengan daun pisang. Namun, Jaja Bendu telah menjadi idola dan selalu ada di berbagai kesempatan. Antara lain untuk melengkapi keperluan agama, disajikan dalam berbagai upacara manusa yadnya, hingga acara-acara resmi di instansi pemerintahan. Bendu juga kerap dijadikan buah tangan atau oleh-oleh.

Laklak

LaklakLaklak is a traditional Balinese pancake made from rice flour and coconut milk. It features a small, round shape and has a soft, slightly chewy texture. Traditionally, it is colored green using suji leaf extract and cooked in individual molds. Laklak is commonly served with grated coconut and a sweet syrup made from palm sugar. The dish is a snack in Bali, where it is commonly sold at local markets and by street vendors. It is considered a breakfast food or a light snack. Ingredients typically include rice flour, water, coconut milk, suji leaf extract, baking powder, salt, grated coconut, and brown sugar.