Nasi Puyung

As I am certainly proud of Lombok was granted by God's nature is so beautiful. Including the nature of the fertile rice fields. White sandy beaches are gorgeous. Traditions of diverse communities come to thrilling culinary heritage of the tongue when eaten.

If you had the opportunity to come to Lombok, do not forget to taste a variety of typical food of Lombok. Starting from Pelecing kangkung, Ayam Pelecingan, Ayam Taliwang, Beberok Terong, Ikan Beberok,Nasi Puyung, and Bebalung.

Speaking of food typical of Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), our tongue would probably remember the delicious grilled ayam Taliwang. Ayam Taliwang is renowned and is one of Lombok's culinary icons even been found in many other cities such as Jakarta and Bandung.

However, in addition to ayam Taliwang, Lombok also has a food menu that is equally tempting nasi Puyung. And it could be nasi Puyung can only be found in Lombok. So, if you have the opportunity to be in Lombok, do not miss the fresh food and make it hot.

Nasi Puyung name is taken from the name of his native region Puyung village, Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. Pioneer maker nasi Puyung is a rice seller is Inaq (mother) Isun coming from Puyung village. She has been selling nasi Puyung since the 1980's and now the growing business and has been handled by children and grandchildren. Inaq Isun was the first to popularize nasi puyung widely known. Any promotion of the mouth of the mouth. Now his business continued by his children and grandchildren. Although the location of his home village in the middle, the buyers come every day from noon to endless night. They come just to enjoy delicious nasi puyung of the main creators Inaq Isun. Because of deliciousness,nasi Puyung increasingly mushrooming up to the city center as in Mataram, West Lombok, East Lombok and Sumbawa Island.

In Mataram, the original store name comes from the village of Puyung is Nasi Balap Puyung Inaq Isun. Simple shop is located in front of the Grand Legi Hotel, Sriwijaya street, Mataram and is open daily from 09:00 to 21:00 o'clock. In this shop, people in Mataram can enjoy nasi puyung native of the village without having to get there. Enjoyment nasi puyung can make beads of sweat were falling one by one until he felt a sudden loss wet with sweat. Though unusual for people to choose a less spicy. However, the perceived spicy is spicy pleasure, not a spicy chili sauce. Nasi Puyung will taste more spicy if the rice is still hot. Because, given sauce will soak into the rice grains are coupled with a distinctive spicy chicken shredded puyung village.

To maintain the authenticity of flavors, nasi Puyung directly taken every morning from the village of Puyung, Central Lombok. Nasi Puyung which is maintained at the original third generation of the village Puyung. Nasi Puyung appearance not too special with white rice that is placed on a banana leaf. However, nasi Puyung pleasure lies precisely in the side dishes consisting of chili sauce, soy fried, shredded, and chopped chicken meat and grated coconut. As with other well-known dishes spicy Lombok, nasi Puyung may exist in the highest rank for the spicy matter. For the people of Lombok, a spicy meal can be appetizing to eat. Therefore, almost all the typical food taste spicy chili. If not spicy, it is not to eat the delicious taste typical cuisine Lombok.

Interestingly, the first time eating meat that has been covered with minced chicken sauce, crisp taste is not too spicy. The mouth also seemed unable to stop chewing. One by one, chopped the chicken into the stomach. However, after a while spicy rose up and make the lips tremble. However, if we eat continues, then the sharpness will be lost and replaced by a sense of pleasure beyond measure.

Now, spicy nasi Puyung was scattered everywhere. The indicator can you prove it simply by typing a search on google nasi Puyung , then to review the writings nasi Puyung will swell to the surface. Therefore, for those of you who have or want to come to Lombok and your holiday memories are incomplete if they do not taste the delicious spicy nasi Puyung.

Compared with nasi Uduk , nasi Puyung remain champion. With a spicy taste, people will eat more delicious than eating nasi Uduk. Nasi Uduk may have known from Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi and others. However, only has a specific nasi Uduk with a savory rice and a little salty. However, it can be said for the usual side dishes. There is no sensation when eating obtained nasi Uduk than eating nasi Puyung.

Java community in particular, that in fact can not eat spicy foods, may be less suited to the spicy nasi Puyung. However, to get a different sensation, it could not hurt to try nasi Puyung. From the above description, culinary enthusiasts will not lose if you try nasi Puyung. This dish is very simple, but it was more delicious than the dishes of many kinds of desert.

Less wear on the tongue when compared with nasi Puyung. Nasi Puyung can be said as the original Lombok rice mix that gives the impression of spicy to every audience. When compared again with the "rice crazy" in Bali, nasi Puyung remain more spicy. Crazy rice in Bali is famous for many travelers from Java who buy so they eat while sweating. For that reason, the rice is called crazy rice. However, the issue price of nasi Puyung still cheaper than most other cuisines. With the money Rp. 10 000 we are able to eat nasi puyung plus a drink.

While eating one serving of Padang rice, we prepare at least Rp. 20 000 have not been coupled with a drink. Whereas to enjoy the crazy rice in Bali, the money should be spent is also very large. For a portion of Rp. 30,000 and also has not been coupled with a drink. Crazy rice in Bali only contain one piece of grilled chicken, dried tempeh, shredded beef, scrambled vegetables and chili sauge. With a little side dish, the price of Rp. 30 000 is very expensive for the size of the rice mix.

Because of the low price, it is selling nasi Puyung and also the icon in Lombok rice mix. The tourists who come from different places and also from many foreign countries who try this food is spicy on the first comment. For this reason, immediately came to Lombok and enjoy the culinary, and you get a real culinary pleasure .....

Tanjung Fish Satay

We’re very proud to say, Nusa Tenggara has many interesting aspects to offer, one is its food. We should mention some dishes that belong to our region. Oke, let’s mention some like PELECING, AYAM TALIWANG, BEBERUK, and many more.

It won't feel complete if we visit northern Lombok without first taste this food. This satay is made up from cakalang fish, which is different from any other part of Lombok. This food is crispy and spicy and we eat it with rice or lontong. This only cost RP. 1000/piece of satay. This is an indigeneous food of Tanjung, Northern Lombok region. We can find it alongside the road from Pemenang to Northern Lombok downtown.

The main ingredients of this food are cakalang fish, coconut essence, pepper, onion, and spices. They one all mixed with the fish and then wasted. That will give you the crispy and spicy essence, which will make you fresh, hot and sweaty. So, if you go to northern Lombok, make sure to taste this food.

ARES

Beside taliwang chicken and pelecing kangkung, Lombok is also famous with it's vegetable food, like ares vegetables. Ares vegetables is a kind of vegetables made of "kedebong" (from banana tree). No one know that we can make vegetables from this tree except for Lombok people. Not every banana tree can be made into ares vegetables. Only the small young banana, because the old one will taste bitter.

Not everyone can cook it. Only old people (conventional people)can cook this. Why? Because can't be mixed up with anything bitter, sour or sweet. All those tastes can ruin the ares vegetable flavor. It takes quite long time to cook this food, especially the part of cleaning the banana sap and soak it with salt.

Ares vegetables can also be found in Bali, except that the way of cooking and the flavor are quite different. Unlike the usual ares which is used as daily vegetables, ares vegetables is usually made when there is a wedding ceremony (Begawe), "Mituq or Nyiwaq" for people who has died and "Roah" ceremony. People like to eat it while it's still hot.

Because of the complexity of making this food, tourist can rarely find it at the usual restaurants. This food can make people belong addicted to taste it. Ares vegetables can also be added with small pieces of meat or chicken to add the flavor.

In Lombok, almost 75% of it's citizens like this food. Starting from the cleaning man until the Governor. It was proven when the there was a gathering at the Governor's office, ares vegetables had become the favorite food witch everyone ate.

Here is the recipe to cook Ares vegetables

Ingredients:
- One young banana tree (peel away the skin of it)
- 15 red onion
- 15 white onion
- 10 bits of pepper
- 1 shrimp paste
- salt
- 10 chilli
- 1 tea spoon of sugar

How to make it?
- slice the clean ares until it gets this, pour a bit salt on it and press it, then clean it
- all of the ingredients are mixed and pounded together until they are really fine crushed
- cut off and mix the ingredients until it gets smooth
- boil the chicken or meat, then put on the clean ares
- put on the mixed ingredients
- and served it with a fried onion

Bebalung Ribs Soup

It we hear the word "Bebalung", we will connect it with bones. Not entirely wrong. It's almost the same like the regular soup, but this has more delicious and tasty. It's one of the oldest kind of Sasak tribe's food. In Sasak, bebalung means power. That's why, they believe that this food will also add up our power and vitality.

It's the main dish in big parties in Lombok. The ingredients are: young ribs of cow, an once of onion, 10 pieces of garlic, one ginger roof, one ginger, one turmeric, 2 fragrant grass. All those ingredients are cooked together and then mixed with the boiled bones and meats in a boiling pan for about an hour. After that, the soup is presented in a bowl with fried onion and rice.

We only have to pay Rp. 15.000,00 to have this soup. There is one famous spot to get it, which is behind the government office. Many people outside of Mataram comes to visit and taste this soup. It's not only bones in it, so it is a bit different from any another soups.

How to make Bebalung ribs soup

Ingredients:
. 1 kg beef ribs
. 4 pieces of green peppers, cut into 4 parts.
. finely chopped 2 cm kencur
. 2 cm turmeric, finely chopped
. finely chopped ginger roof 2 cm
. finely chopped ginger 2 cm
. beef bouillon powder to taste
. salt to taste
. 2 tablespoons cooking oil
. water

spices:
. cayenne pepper 10 pieces
. grilled shrimp paste 1 teaspoon
. 6 cloves garlic
. red onion 10 cloves

How to make:
1. boiled beef ribs until tender
2. heat oil, saute ground spices until fragrant, remove from heat and stir insert seasoning, into the stew beef ribs, and cook until boiling
3. enter kencur, turmeric, ginger roof and ginger, add the beef broth, powder and salt and cook over low heat until soft and cooked chops.
4. Add green peppers and tomatoes, remove from heat and serve warm.