What is Balinese food like?

Balinese food is built on aromatic spice pastes (basa genep), rice, fresh vegetables and grilled or slow-cooked meat and fish. It balances sweet, sour, salty and spicy flavours, and in East Bali it leans on coastal seafood and heritage rice.

What are the must-try dishes in East Bali?

The must-try dishes in East Bali include bebek betutu (slow-cooked spiced duck), sate lilit (minced fish or meat satay), ayam betutu and pepes ikan (banana-leaf fish).

What is the Subak system?

Subak is Bali's traditional, community-run irrigation system, recognised by UNESCO, that shares water fairly between rice farmers. It supports the heritage rice grown across East Bali.

Where can you take a Balinese cooking class in East Bali?

You can take a Balinese cooking class at Hideout Bali, where Chef Wayan teaches guests to make dishes like ayam betutu in an open-air jungle kitchen using locally sourced ingredients.

What is farm-to-table dining like in East Bali?

Farm-to-table dining in East Bali centres on local warungs and seafood grilled over coconut husks, alongside restaurants using organic, permaculture-grown produce.

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Traditional Bali culinary dishes served in East Bali