YOU don't have to worry about where to find food that suit your need and taste, since in Bali there are many restaurant offered you with a wide variety of cuisine. You can try from traditional to international cuisine, which are available at street market stalls to the stylish restaurants. Almost every type of international cuisine is available in Bali, the most popular being Chinese, French, Italian, Japanese, and Korean.
Eating in Bali is generally a highlight. You may choose place to eat in a five-star hotel restaurant, or you may prefer a breezy open-sided bamboo cafe. Restaurants in Bali offer guests a wide variety of excellent dishes to satisfy every budget and taste. When you feel like venturing outside for a meal, there are dozens of good restaurants to be found in the main streets of the major tourist areas.
Eating out in Bali cannot be compared with the culinary delights you can expect in the great cities of this world, but the number of good or at least interesting restaurants and the choice of different cuisines are increasing every year. Prices, style, food presentation, decoration and service vary and range from very basic to luxurious and from extremely cheap to quite expensive.
Although based on original recipes, the preparation of the dishes is often adapted to the local taste and the availability of certain ingredients, and the results are not always predictable. However, if you don't insist on comparing the Balinese version of international delicacies with those prepared in the country they originate from, you can usually expect a rather enjoyable meal.
In addition to restaurants specializing in one type of cuisine you find many places which offer a choice of Chinese, Indonesian and Western food, and others which specialize exclusively in fresh sea food which is either grilled, steamed or boiled according to your instructions.
Finally, who really want to have fine dishes and cuisines, you can drop in to restaurants at hotels or restaurants, which serve international menu.
Eating in Bali is generally a highlight. You may choose place to eat in a five-star hotel restaurant, or you may prefer a breezy open-sided bamboo cafe. Restaurants in Bali offer guests a wide variety of excellent dishes to satisfy every budget and taste. When you feel like venturing outside for a meal, there are dozens of good restaurants to be found in the main streets of the major tourist areas.
Eating out in Bali cannot be compared with the culinary delights you can expect in the great cities of this world, but the number of good or at least interesting restaurants and the choice of different cuisines are increasing every year. Prices, style, food presentation, decoration and service vary and range from very basic to luxurious and from extremely cheap to quite expensive.
Although based on original recipes, the preparation of the dishes is often adapted to the local taste and the availability of certain ingredients, and the results are not always predictable. However, if you don't insist on comparing the Balinese version of international delicacies with those prepared in the country they originate from, you can usually expect a rather enjoyable meal.
In addition to restaurants specializing in one type of cuisine you find many places which offer a choice of Chinese, Indonesian and Western food, and others which specialize exclusively in fresh sea food which is either grilled, steamed or boiled according to your instructions.
Finally, who really want to have fine dishes and cuisines, you can drop in to restaurants at hotels or restaurants, which serve international menu.
Actual Balinese food is common on the island, but it has made few inroads in the rest of the country due to its emphasis on pork, which is anathema to the largely Muslim population in the rest of the country. Notable dishes include:
- babi guling — Roast suckling pig, a large ceremonial dish that must usually be ordered several days in advance, but also often available at night market stalls and restaurants. It is served with rice. One of Bali's most well known babi guling outlets is Ibu Oka's in Ubud.
- bebek betutu — Literally "darkened duck", topped with a herb paste and roasted in banana leaves. The same method can also be used for chicken, resulting in ayam betutu.
- lawar — Covers a range of Balinese salads, usually involving thinly chopped vegetables, minced meat, coconut and spices. Traditionally, blood is mixed into this dish, but it's often omitted for tourists' delicate constitutions. Green beans and chicken are a particularly common combination.
- sate lilit — Minced seafood satay, served wrapped around a twig of lemongrass.
- urutan — Balinese spicy sausage, made from pork.
- Grilled Chicken with Sliced Shallot Chilie and Lime (Ayam Panggang bumbu bawang mentah)
- Grilled Chicken with Red Chili and Shrimp Paste Sauce (Ayam Panggang bumbu merah)
- Steam Chicken Cooked with Balinese Herb and Spicy (Ayam Tutu - Ala Kak Man Restaurant)
- Steam Duck Cooked with Balinese Herb and Spicy (Bebek Tutu - Ala Kak Man Restaurant)
- Minced Chicken with Shredded Rind combine with Spicy Sauce (Lawar Ayam, Klungah, Buah Kacang)
- Sliced Chicken mixed with Herbs and Spices Steam in Banana Leaf (Tum Ayam / Ketopot)
- Grilled Snapper (Ikan Bakar Bumbu Terasi)
- Special Balinese Salted Dry Fish (Sudang Lepet)
- Sliced Fish mixed with Herbs and Spices Wrap in Banana Leaf (Pepes Ikan Laut)
- Special Mixed Vegetables from Klungkung (Serombotan ala Klungkung)
- Water Convolvus with Shrimp Paste and Lime (Pelecing Kangkung)
- Fern Tip Vegetables with Shrimp Paste and Lime (Pelecing Paku)
The food most tourists see as Indonesian food comes from Java. Here are some popular dishes from Indonesia, that you might get served in Bali.
· Ayam goreng – fried chicken, often served with rice and lalapan.
· Bakso – spicy meatball soup.
· Bakmi goreng – fried noodle, meat and vegetables.
· Botok daging sapi – spicy minced beef, tofu, tempeh and coconut milk.
· Bubur ayam – chicken porridge. Served at the pasar pagi (morning markets).
· Cap cay – mixed fried vegetables (originally a Chinese dish, similar to the Cantonese style).
· Es campur – fruits, gelatin, chocolate sauce, milk with shaved ice.
· Gado gado – steamed cabbage, bean sprouts, potato and other vegetables served with peanut sauce.
· Kangkung – water spinach (a popular, stringy vegetable).
· Krupuk – prawn crackers in a range of sizes, served with nasi campur.
· Lalapan – raw vegetables (green beans, cabbages, cucumbers, mint leaves) served with sambal. Accompanies ayam bakar and ikan bakar (grilled chicken and fish). Steamed rice compressed into a roll, inside a banana leaf. Often served with sate ayam at street-side sate vendors.
· Lumpia – spring rolls containing diced carrot, bean sprouts and other items. Semarang Java is famous for lumpia.
· Nasi campur – the national dish. Means ‘mixed rice’ and is a portion of steamed rice with an assortment of meats, vegetables, tofu, tempeh and hot sambal.
· Nasi goreng – fried rice. The most common Indonesian food item served in tourist warungs and restaurants. Often served with a fried egg on top.
· Nasu putih – white rice. Other options include nasi kuning (yellow rice) and nasi merah (red rice).
· Pisang goreng – fried banana. Popular at local markets where you can get 4 small fried bananas for 1,000rp.
· Rijstaffel – rice table. The Dutch colonial version of how to serve Indonesian food. Many dishes with meats, fish and vegetables.
· Indonesian fruit salad made from unripe papaya, apple and other fruits. Served with chili, salt and caramel.
· Rujak petis – fruit and vegetable salad with spicy peanut and shrimp sauce.
· Tahu goreng telur – an omelette with tofu.
· Sate – sometimes called ‘satay’. Small strips of meat cooked over charcoal. Javanese sate vendors sell sate ayam (chicken sate with peanut sauce) and sate kambing (goat sate). Balinese sate vendors often sell sate babi (pork sate with a deliciously tangy, spicy sauce), especially outside ceremonies. Generally a Balinese sate vendor will sell you 10 pieces for 5,000rp.
· Sayur bening – spinach and corn soup.
· Urap-urap / urap timum – vegetables in shaved coconut and chili. A Balinese dish which is a pleasant surprise when found in a warung.
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