Bali, the famous island of Indonesia, is one of the topmost tourist destinations in the world. This is because of the beautiful turquoise blue beaches, countless waves for surfing, scuba diving, waterfalls, green paddy fields, and many more. Bali combines adventure and leisure impeccably. Bali is renowned for its sophisticated and diverse art forms such as painting, woodcarving, and performing arts. This place also has a distinctive cuisine, and hence the streets of Bali are always crowded with a variety of street foods.

The Balinese people are truly amazing and friendly apart from their warm and welcoming character. They have an open mind and have a pure loving spirit. Besides all these, the real pride of Bali lies in its traditional local street food. The street food in Bali is sold in Hawkers and Warungs. A hawker is a food seller who travels around with a food cart selling his food on the streets of Bali, whereas a Warung is a local eatery with a particular location on the street serving the local dishes.

11 Traditional Indonesian Street Food Recipes:

Every region in Bali has its own street food that can be found on the warungs and hawkers. Here is our selection of the best and affordable street foods in Bali:

Sate Lilit:

Arguably, this Bali dish tops the list of the street foods available in this place, which translates to ‘barbequed meat on bamboo sticks.’ This Sate is basically pieces of minced meat on skewers. The minced meat, grated coconut, lemon juice, shallots mixed with coconut milk and chili pepper and is wound around a lemongrass stick or bamboo, then grilled on charcoal. The authentic Sate Lilit is made of pork or fish, but sometimes you can choose chicken or beef for the meat. This mouth-watering snack has a spicy, sweet, and savory taste that can be enjoyed by viewing the sunset on the beaches of Bali.