Before going on vacation, you need planning and various information about basic needs. If you are a vegetarian or want to start not eating meat, don't worry. In Bali, there are various vegetarian foods.

1. Jukut Urap

This food is made from boiled green vegetables mixed with coconut, spices and chili herbs. Well, if you don't like spicy food, you can also order a non-spicy Jukut Urap menu. To find this food is quite easy. Not only sold in restaurants. You can also find Jukut Urap in the traditional markets of each district in Bali.

  2. Plecing Kangkung 

Kangkung, or with the scientific name Ipomoea aquatic, is easy to grow in the tropics. This vegetable usually grows in lakes or puddles. After harvesting, it is then processed into Plecing Kangkung. The cooking process of Plecing Kangkung is quite simple. Boil young water spinach leaves and then given an onion chili or chili sauce. Then, you can add roasted peanuts and bean sprouts as a topping.

3. Tipat Cantok

The composition of Tipat Cantok is ketupat and vegetables with pulverized peanut sauce. Tipat is made from rice wrapped in coconut leaves, then boiled until cooked. Tipat cut into pieces mixed with boiled vegetables. Sambal from the mixture is made from peanuts, garlic, orange leaves, and other herbs. Then, the ingredients are pulverized until they are completely mixed. The taste of the mixture of spices and orange leaves is quite flavorful. Tipat Cantok is similar to Gado-Gado and Lotek. That means that these three foods can be consumed as a vegetarian menu and are easily available in almost every corner of the city of Bali.

4. Serombotan 

This vegetarian food menu can be found around Klungkung. Consists of sprouts, long beans, spinach, kangkung, and round eggplant. Long beans, spinach, and sprouts are boiled before mixing with Serombotan. Sambal made from finely ground peanuts mixed with garlic, chili, salt, a little chili sauce, and Balinese brown sugar. Before serving, it is mixed again with soybeans that have been boiled in a round eggplant that has been cut into pieces.

5. Entil Ketupat 

Still, with the main ingredients of ketupat, you can find it easily in Tabanan. Entil is a vegetable made from long beans, kidney beans, and tempeh. The vegetable mixture is boiled and mixed with coconut milk.

In addition to the five lists above, other vegetarian foods are also easily available in vegan restaurants. However, most vegan restaurants are found in the Denpasar area and Gianyar. Let's go vegetarian and live a healthy lifestyle!