This Balinese food is suitable to be eaten to accompany your afternoon or morning with a cup of tea or coffee. Pisang rai is a typical Balinese snack made from bananas and wrapped in flour dough and then covered with grated coconut. Pisang means banana in english. You can find these snacks in traditional markets.
When visiting Bali, apart from enjoying the natural beauty and luxury hotels, you should try the local Balinese kitchen too. There are many local foods that you must try, such as babi guling, ayam betutu, lawar, and Balinese mixed rice. For snacks, there are klepon, jaje laklak, pisang rai, jaje injin, jaje lukis and many more. Jaje means snack. It’s cheap, tastes good, and it’s easy to get. Even today, there are many restaurants that serve local snacks, but of course with a more luxurious appearance.
If you want to experience the local taste firsthand, then you have to go to a traditional market. Maybe visiting a traditional market will give you a different experience besides visiting a mall or supermarket.
The process of making pisang rai is relatively easy. First you put water, salt, and pandan leaf into a pan and cook until it boils over low heat. The second step is to mix rice flour, sugar, water, and salt and mix well. When it’s done, dip the bananas one by one into the mixture, and immediately add them to the boiling pandan water. Boil until cooked and floating. When it floats, remove and drain then coat with grated coconut. To add taste and aesthetics, you can put liquid brown sugar on top.
Explore Bali more and taste the local flavors. Banana rai is another thing that you must try, it tastes simple and very local. For other Balinese specialties, you can go to the previous page.
