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Balinese - Traditional Dessert
Now I will tell you about Balinese Traditional Dessert that usually could be found in traditional market and sometimes served in restaurants in Bali, so if you see one of them listed in the menu, you already knew before.
1. Jajan Bantal
Jajan bantal could prepared as a dish or just for offerings in ceremonies. Main ingredients of Jajan bantal is white sticky rice mixed with grated coconut and sugar, wrapped in coconut leaf tied with square shaped with a rope and steamed. Jajan bantal also can be found in restaurants in Kuta, Sanur , or Nusa Dua.
2. Bubuh Injin
Very simple, made from black rice, coconut milk, mixed with Brown sugar, and sometimes add with small slices of jack fruit. Served hot or cold (with ice)
3. Bubuh Sumsum
I eat this when I was a baby, and usually it is good for children digestion. Made from rice floured flavored with liquid produce from palm leaf (pandan) to make greenish tone and tempting smell served with liquid brown sugar.
4. Batun Bedil
Batun bedil is not only can found in Bali, but in Java as well. It is made from rice flour mixed with coconut milk, shaped like a small bullet ( bedil ) then boiled. Served with melting brown sugar and taste very sweet. It could be find in traditional market or supermarket and Batun Bedil usually wrapped with banana leaf.
5. Klepon -----MUST TRY !!!
If you travelling to Bali, and visited Tanah Lot, Tabanan before watching sunset, in entrance area, a lot of seller will offer you to taste ”Klepon”. Klepon it self is a traditional cake made from rice flour, and inside there is liquid brown sugar, with grated coconut as topping and shaped like small ball.
6. Jaja Uli
This is ” a must have” cake when Balinese have ceremonies. In every offering won’t be complete without Jaje Uli. Made from white sticky rice , grated coconut, and white sugar, then steamed to make an easier for the shape, it could triangle, square, circle.
7. Laklak
Traditional cake, very famous, almost favorite for every Balinese. Easy to find in traditional market, and quite delicious. It is made from rice flour, served with grated coconut and brown sugar, usually shaped of Laklak is small circle similar with pancake, best served when is hot. Yummy….
Source : Balinese villager, Bali Tourism Board.org, and thinqbali.com
