Most of you must be familiar with chicken betutu, sate lilit, and nasi lawar. Yep, those are some of many typical foods from Bali. These menus are generally served for lunch or dinner. But, what about breakfast? Apparently, Balinese people have their own menu for breakfast! So, what’s the menu? Let’s take a look at the following article.

1. Red Rice Porridge

Porridge is usually made from white rice. But Balinese people use red rice to make porridge. Red rice porridge is a typical breakfast for local residents. A portion of red porridge usually consists of chicken feet, chicken eggs, shredded fried chicken meat, tum or pepes, urap, chili sauce, and a splash of yellow sauce. Red rice porridge has a spicy taste. The spicy taste comes not only from sambal, but also from soup and pepes. For spicy food lovers, red rice porridge can be a fine choice. Warung Bubur Beras Merah Men War is the most favorite red rice porridge stall. The location is on Jln Raya Alas Kedaton, Kukuh Village, Tabanan Regency. You can enter the Alas Kedaton area, then meet the T-junction and the stall on the left. The price of one portion of porridge is quite cheap: IDR 10,000. This stall is open at 10.00 WITA.

2. Tipat Kuah

Another typical breakfast menu is tipat kuah. In Balinese, tipat means diamond. This food is similar to the typical Sumatra rice cake. The difference is in the herbs and vegetables used. For tipat kuah, vegetables used are boiled bean sprouts, jackfruit lawar, long beans, and urap. While the sauce consists of Balinese special spices which are very spicy. If you want a heavy breakfast menu, tipat kuah can be the main choice. One of the stalls that sells this stew is on Jln. Sunrise Beach. Pass through the main entrance then turn right. You can get one portion of tipat kuah at a price of IDR 10,000. This shop is only open every Saturday and Sunday, at 08.00. It’s a suitable menu for you to enjoy after doing a morning jogging at Sunrise Beach.

3. Mengguh Porridge

Besides red rice porridge, there is also mengguh porridge. This is a typical food of the Tejakula people. This porridge is mixed with coconut milk and broth. This menu is best eaten with vegetables urap beans, shredded chicken, and fried onions. You can get one portion of mengguh porridge at a price of around IDR 10,500. It tastes spicy and sweet. This porridge is widely sold in Buleleng Regency. Before playing water in Gitgit or Sekumpul Waterfalls, you can stop by for a while to have this breakfast menu.

4. Jaje Bali

Jaje Bali is a term for traditional Balinese snacks. One of the jaje menus that you can make for breakfast is sumsum porridge. You can eat it with pisang rai, or boiled banana pieces wrapped in rice flour and sprinkled with grated coconut. Besides sumsum porridge and pisang rai, you can also try laklak, lupis, piling-piling, cakog or cassava cake, black sticky rice porridge, and chocolate sticky rice. You can find these snacks at the traditional market in the morning at a price starting from IDR 5,000.

5. Jinggo rice

The popularity of Jinggo rice is indisputable. In addition to being a mainstay snack for those who are often starving at midnight, Nasi Jinggo is also a good for breakfast. A packet of jinggo rice contains white rice, side dishes in the form of fried sambal tempe, shredded chicken, and serundeng. You can choose between white or yellow rice, with various side dishes like beef or pork. In addition, jinggo rice can also be served with fried noodles and eggs.