DENPASAR, BALIPOST.com – Babi Guling is a culinary dish that cannot be missed when you visit the Island of the Gods. The reason is, suckling pig has become a dish known to domestic and foreign tourists. In fact, some people deliberately come to Bali just to eat this culinary delight.
As the name suggests, this processed pork is cooked by rolling it whole over hot coals. Inside the pig’s body that has been cleaned, seasoned cassava leaves are placed.
Pork that has been cooked will be marked by a change in color on the pork’s skin from white to brownish red.
Until now, suckling pig can easily be found in many eating places, stalls and restaurants in Bali.
Quoted from various sources, here are 5 places to eat suckling pig that are frequented by Wisnus and foreign tourists while on holiday in Bali:
1. Candra’s Suckling Pig
Candra suckling pig is one of the famous suckling pigs in the Denpasar area. Located on Jl. Teuku Umar No.140, Dauh Puri Kauh, West Denpasar District, Denpasar, Bali. This stall serves a special menu with special spices which are local people’s favorites.
If you order this special menu, you can immediately eat a plate of hot rice, a complete suckling pig dish, and a bowl of soup as a complement. Open from 06.00-22.00 WITA, this stall serves suckling pig with various economical packages which are sold from IDR 40,000 per portion.
2. Pan Ana Suckling Pork
Next there is Babi Guling Pan Ana, this suckling pig stall is located on Jl. Nusa Kambangan, Gang 33, No.4, Denpasar, Bali. This suckling pig stall cannot yet be called a legend because it only opened in 2018, but it has already attracted the attention of suckling pig lovers.
With a minimalist space and a homely atmosphere, the Babi Guling Pan Ana stall is very suitable as a place to gather with friends and family. Open from 08.00 to 22.00 WITA, this stall serves cheap and cheerful suckling pig, starting from IDR 25,000 you can get a delicious portion of suckling pig rice on the spot.
3. Ibu Oka’s Suckling Pig
This suckling pig stall has branches in three locations, although they are all around Ubud. The complete address is Jalan Suweta No.1 Ubud, Ubud District, Gianyar Regency, Bali.
This stall is open every day from 11.00 to 19.00 WITA, the price of the food menu at this stall varies relatively depending on the menu you want to buy, starting from IDR 70,000, you will get a separate portion.
4. Babi Guling Sari Kembar 99
Next there is the Babi Guling Kembar 99 stall. This stall already has 4 branches in Bali, including the Teuku Umar, Dalung, Kerobokan and Canggu areas. Similar to pork stalls in general, this stall also serves complete packages of suckling pig.
With a strategic location, large parking area and availability on the online motorcycle taxi application, it is guaranteed that shopping here will be very easy for you. For only IDR 20,000, you can get regular suckling pork rice.
5. Pak Dobiel’s Suckling Pig
Next, go to the Nusa Dua area, here there is Pak Dobiel’s Babi Guling stall which you can visit if you are in the Nusa Dua area. The dish here uses authentic Balinese spices, namely base genep.
Located on Jl. Srikandi No.9, Benoa, South Kuta District, Badung Regency, Bali. Here you can enjoy the typical suckling pig dish starting from IDR 40,000 per portion.
So, those are the recommendations for places to eat suckling pig that you can try. Each place has its own distinctive taste which is its own attraction. If you go to Bali, which place to eat suckling pig will you visit? (Cahya Dwipayanti/balipost)
