Bali Street Food

5 dishes in Indonesia

5 street foods from Bali, Indonesia: Babi Guling, Sate Lilit, Lawar, Betutu and Tipat Cantok. Each one has its own page with the story behind it and what to look for.

Street foods of Bali

Balinese Ceremony Dish · Whole Roasted Suckling Pig Babi Guling Its name literally means 'turning pig,' after the spit it roasts on, and it began as a dish for temple festivals and rites of passage long before it… A whole young pig is stuffed with a thick paste of turmeric, galangal, and chili, then slow-roasted on a rotating spit over an open fire until the skin turns deep gold and shatteringly… Temple Ceremony Staple · Minced Seafood Satay Sate Lilit Instead of threading meat onto a stick, this satay is minced fish or meat molded around a stalk of lemongrass or flattened bamboo — the 'skewer' is… Minced fish, chicken, or pork is blended with a fragrant spice paste of galangal, turmeric, and kaffir lime leaf, then pressed and wrapped around a lemongrass stalk before grilling over… Balinese Feast Dish · Minced Vegetable & Blood Salad Lawar The red version is mixed with fresh raw animal blood, one of the few Indonesian dishes to use blood as a core ingredient, and Balinese tradition… Minced meat, vegetables, and grated coconut are tossed with the Balinese spice base genep and sometimes fresh blood, creating a rich, textured mix eaten as a side to rice and grilled meat… Gianyar Slow-Cook Tradition · Spice-Buried Poultry Betutu Traditionally the wrapped bird was buried in the embers of smouldering rice husks and left to cook slowly for many hours, which is why betutu is… A whole chicken or duck is coated inside and out with a hand-ground paste of turmeric, galangal, candlenut, chili, and shrimp paste, then wrapped in banana and areca palm leaves and… Balinese Market Stall · Ketupat & Peanut Sauce Salad Tipat Cantok Its name literally describes the cooking method — 'tipat' is Balinese for ketupat rice cake, and 'cantok' means to grind ingredients with a mortar… Sliced ketupat rice cake is layered with blanched long beans, bean sprouts, water spinach, and tofu, then covered in a peanut sauce ground with a touch of shrimp paste, kencur, and lime…

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