What’s up, everybody? Philcaela here :)
Everybody knows Bali has beautiful beaches, temples, and waterfalls.
But there’s also a ton of amazing local cuisine that you’ve gotta try.
We spent a week in Bali and we’re gonna show you the must-eat Balinese dishes.
Let’s go!!!
The food that we’re going to be getting is at our resort, it’s not gonna be at some,
you know, warung on the street wherever, but it’s still gonna be really good and a lot
of these dishes we’re ordering are definitely must-eats for anyone visiting Bali.
It’s not actually called oxtail soup, it’s called Buntut in Indonesia.
That flavoring, oh my gosh, they don’t use any stock in this, so it’s all bones!
The oxtail comes off the bone really easily.
Super, super tender!
We ordered satay I was just very skeptical, I was like “Ah it’s some protein, it’ll
be good.”
But I didn’t expect it to be like this good, it’s bomb!
Dip it in the chili sauce, I wonder how spicy it is, but, mmm!
Oh my gosh, it’s just so tender, it comes right off.
It’s more herby and spicy and flavorful than back home, it’s just really good satay.
Satay that I’m used to is basically like just a skewer of meat, this is made so differently,
this is incredibly soft and tender.
So many herbs and spices, I honestly was not expecting this either!
This is the real stuff, a lot of veggies in here like a little bit of garlic, lots of
spices, and onions.
Another staple of Indonesian food.
And here we have an appetizer called Gado Gado, basically green beans with the peanut
sauce on top.
It’s another really popular dish that you’ve gotta try when you come to Bali.
Oh wow, super good lol!
Very reminiscent of how a spring roll would taste because you basically have a bunch of
crunchy veggies with the peanut sauce on it, and the Gado Gado we ordered here came with
a bunch of peanut sauce, but also on the side we have some tofu, some bean cakes, some potatoes,
so, pretty nice appetizer here.
We decided to just get dinner at our resort because we’ve been traveling all day and
we’re kinda tired, but really, really happy with coming here.
It was quite a bit pricier than we could expect in Bali, but still really happy with it given
the fact that we got to try 4 really, really well made local dishes.
We’re stopping in by a Balinese restaurant and first thing we ordered, of course, was
the chicken satay.
The chicken is actually on a stone grill and it’s like piping hot and the barbecue and
look at this, it’s amazing!
It has a really amazing charred flavor, oh my gosh.
And then I got a Nasi Goreng, which is an Indonesian fried rice, this one is loaded
with seafood so there’s a lot of shrimp in here, came with a side of satay, some shrimp
and some shrimp chips!
I actually thought this fried rice would be a little spicy, but it’s actually not so
I’m gonna add my own spice to it, because everything tastes better spicy!
And we got here a Bebek Betutu, which is a spicy steamed duck dish.
There are different kinds of Betutu’s, which is basically any poultry dish with all the
Balinese spices on it, but we got the duck one here.
Mmm!
That duck is so tender, man!
It’s just falling off the bone here.
Lightly creamy, but still very spicy and very herb-forward taste to it.
This is amazing, oh my god.
Really, really happy we got to try this Bebek Betutu here this duck was delicious.
And you don’t necessarily have to come to this restaurant obviously, but that duck dish,
Bebek Betutu, is an absolute must when you’re visiting Bali!
We had some delicious eats in Ubud and we’ve actually made out way to another part of Bali
now, we are now in Seminyak and here we’re gonna try another iconic Balinese dish called
Babi Guling, which is suckling pig.
We’re here right now at Warung Babi Guling Pak Malen in Seminyak and it’s a good mix
of tourists and also a lot of locals in here.
Just got my food and I can’t wait to try it out right now!
Babi Guling is basically a pig that is spit-roasted and it has a bunch of different spices in
it like coriander, turmeric, garlic, all kinds of different stuff.
And let’s take a bite!
Absolutely spicy and herby, and it’s not just spices, it is actually spicy like it
has a kick to it.
Since it’s spit-roasted it has some nice smokiness to it in addition to the spice and
it’s very juicy.
This is some excellent pork here.
Other than Bali and then just a handful of other islands, Indonesia is a Muslim country,
so having a pork dish in Indonesia is not gonna happen unless you come to Bali.
I’m grabbing one to-go for Micaela here and actually since it was really dark in there,
here’s how it looks in the daylight.
Anyway, Babi Guling was delicious, absolute must-eat dish when you’re in Bali!
We’re at Bikini restaurant, which is connected to Sisterfields Cafe because they’re owned
by the same restaurant owner/group.
The food here is amazing, it’s fine dining with an Indonesian twist and the food is just
impeccable here.
So this is an upscale restaurant in Seminyak that has plenty of traditional-inspired Balinese
dishes with a modern and creative twist on them.
We got here a chicken satay, very traditional Balinese, but with the dry ice presentation,
it makes it look really cool and it’s really, really good, too!
Quinoa adds like a crunchy texture to it so it makes it’s really, really good.
I love how it’s on a wooden stick because it’s really different.
Also this Babi Guling empanada here, Babi Guling, very traditional, but the empanada
part, that’s just a creative fusion flair to it.
The sauces complement the Babi Guling really, really well.
Wow why is this so good?
And this just goes to show you that Bali has tons of different restaurants, upscale, more
traditional.
We really encourage you when you come to Bali to try as many different kinds of food as
possible because of the diverse selection on the island.
So that’s gonna do it for the must-eat Balinese dishes!
There’s actually way more food that we wanted to try, but there just wasn’t enough time,
there’s just so many out there.
Yeah, try to eat as much Balinese food as you can when you go!
And let us know in the comments which ones are your favorite.
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Bye! See ya next time :)
Dude that’s super good!
Are we bogans?
Like what if this just like whatever and we’re just like “Oh my god, this is amazing!”
Okay, I’m good.