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Balinese Super Drinks
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Super The Javanese have a collection of healthy drinks called jamu, while the Balinese version is called loloh. These tonics are mixed from leaves, herbs, and roots that are known to have health benefits. In ancient Bali, writings and stories tell that traditionally loloh was only drunk by member of the royal family of the Bangli Kingdom, but these days loloh can be found in warungs and restaurants across Bali. They are also easy to be make, we only need to pestle the leaf or another ingredient, mix it with warm drinking water, strain, and the health potion is then ready to drink.
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The flavour of loloh depends on its ingredients, some have a sweet and sour taste, such as loloh cem-cem, the most famous of Bangli’s loloh, which is made from cem-cem leaf mixed with cinnamon, betel leaf, fresh coconut water and palm sugar. This herbal drink can help reduce blood pressure, stimulate the digestive system and accelerate milk production during breastfeeding. There are many other varieties of loloh, for example loloh temulawak- curcuma not only increases appetite but is also packed with antioxidants and is good for digestion, while Loloh Beluntas has a bitter, sour flavour and is beneficial in reducing fever.
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When I was a child my mom would made loloh daun jambu (guava leaf) whenever I had stomach problems, but as I grew older, I stopped believing in loloh. Then I got pregnant. We had reached week 40 but there was no dilation at all. Since the beginning of my pregnancy, my husband and I wanted a holistic approach towards our unborn child – we wanted to have everything done naturally and to minimise the use of modern medication. Our OB/GYN, gave full support to our will, so when we reached week 41, he asked if I wanted to try an ancient potion that stimulates dilation, and added that it would take about five days to work. It was loloh made from the leaf of red hibiscus that made me walk to the water birth room six days later.
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Another Bali beverage that has many benefits for health is daluman. This jelly drink, traditionally made from Myers leaf contains high amounts of chlorophyll and fibre. Consuming this beverage reduces hypertension, helps reduce stomach aches caused by colic, and stimulates the digestion system. Daluman is known all over the island and is usually served with coconut milk, palm sugar and ice. Dewi
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Nasi Campur - Worker-style
Sanur used to be a very vibrant tourism destination, then it got a little bit sleepy, but recently started to shine again. Sanur beach not only boasts a white sand beach, but is also a perfect spot to marvel sunrise. Amongst restaurants offering international cuisine, there are several warungs serving authentic Indonesian food that is mostly served to local customers who work in the area. Warung Khrisna, established in the year 2000, is located on the corner of Jalan Kutat Lestari in Sanur and is generally open from 10 am till 2pm. Warung Khrisna only sells one type of meal which is Nasi Campur, which translates as mixed rice in English. In one portion
there is white rice, shredded grilled chicken cooked with coconut milk, jukut urap, mixed vegetables, lawar nyuh, Balinese authentic coconut salad, a quarter of boiled egg, sate lilitayam, chicken satay, tum ayam, steamed mashed chicken, and fried peanut. Everything on one plate – from carbs to vitamins and protein. I am not fond of their white rice because it’s a little hard, but the side dishes are really good. The shredded chicken is savoury and has a hint of sweetness, the mixed veg is fresh and a bit spicy, while the satay and tum leave a rich flavour on the palate. Es Jeruk Manis, iced orange water is the best beverage to match the meal.
Getting There: WarungKhrisna Jl. Kutat Lestari Sanur
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Bubuh Injinb Bubuh Injin is often found in traditional markets at dawn, as this sweet delicacy is treated as breakfast by most Balinese, rather than as a desert. However, the ubiquitous black sticky rice pudding made with coconut milk and nutrient rich black rice really suits any occasion.
Ingredients 250gr Black sticky rice 200gr Grated organic palm sugar 1 ½ ltr Water 2pcs Pandanus leaf
Coconut Milk Sauce 750ltr Fresh and thick coconut milk ½ tsp Salt 1pc Pandanus leaf
Method Make the sauce by adding coconut milk, salt and pandanus leaf to a pot. Turn the heat to low and stir until boiling. Remove from heat. Clean the rice by rinsing it in fresh water several times. Put the rice, pandanus leaf and 1 ½ litre of water into a cooking pot on a low heat and stir the mixture until it is soft and thick. Pour the palm sugar and salt into the mixture and mix until the palm sugar has perfectly dissolved.
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Loloh Beluntasb Beluntas is wild plant that is easy to find in Bali, usually in villages where the it is often used as a natural fence. This plant contains several beneficial agents, such as phosphor, essential oil, magnesium, tannin, calcium and natrium. In China, it is know as Luan Yi, and is also used for medication, while in England it is referred to as marsh fleabane. In Bali we make a herbal drink called loloh beluntas that is effective in increasing appetite and reducing fever. The taste is a mixture of bitter and sour.
Ingredients 200gr Beluntas leaf 50gr Fresh tamarind 2 ltr Water 2tbs. Salt
Coconut Milk Sauce 750ltr Fresh and thick coconut milk ½ tsp Salt 1pc Pandanus leaf
Method Rinse the leaf till it is perfectly clean. Pestle the leaf till mashed, and pestle it again together with the tamarind. Pour the boiled water into the mixture and blend. Strain the mix and the brownish green herbal drink is ready to be served.
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street food directory Soto Sapi Bali
Warung Makan Ria This warung sells Soto Sapi – clear beef soup cooked in a very simple way without involving too many varieties of herbs and spices. Radish and a few drops of lemon juice add freshness to the savoury flavour.
Location: Jl. Letda Made Putra No. 77 (behind Tiara Dewata Supermarket)
Warung Bundaran Renon A dining room that turned into a warung and is located in the heart of government office area in Denpasar. The warung sells Bali’s authentic mixed rice and is also very famous for its Babi Guling – suckling pig. Location: Jl. Raya Puputan No. 212, Round about Renon – Denpasar Phone: +62 361 234 208 - 7855 800
Mak Beng
Location: Jl. Tantular No. 11 Denpasar Opposite Bank Indonesia
Warung Krishna The open-air warung that nicely hidden behind palm trees sells Bali’s authentic mixed rice and rice cake served with various types of cooking made from chicken. Location: Jl. Kutat Lestari No. 4, Sanur Phone: +62 361 281661
Babi Guling Pak Malen First opening its doors in 1941, this warung just sells one type of meal, a plate of white rice, fried tuna and fresh tuna soup.
Location: Jl. Hang Tuah no.45, Sanur
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This humble warung sells Sate Plecing, an authentic dish from Singaraja Regency, made with a choice of beef, chicken, goat meat or bone marrow.
A warung nestled at one corner of Sunset Road in Seminyak specialising in Babi Guling- suckling pig.
Location: Sunset Road No. 5, Seminyak (opposite Sunset Point), Kedewatan - Gianyar www.letseatmag.com