Sunday, April 7, 2024




Indulging in gourmet while exploring the South East      
3.  Bali Indonesia Episode Final Part 6:Besakih; RM Padang ACC, Baru 
Dining, Sightseeing and Shopping   
                             Friday, 2023/3/24  


Pura Besakih
Besakih, Rendang, Karangasem,
Bali 80863, Indonesia

Besakih Temple is a pura complex in the village of Besakih on the slopes of Mount Agung in eastern Bali, Indonesia. It is the most important, largest, and holiest temple of Balinese Hinduism, and one of a series of Balinese temples. Perched nearly 1000 meters up the side of Gunung Agung, it is an extensive complex of 23 separate but related temples with the largest and most important being Pura Penataran Agung. The temple is built on six levels, terraced up the slope. The entrance is marked by a candi bentar (split gateway), and beyond it, the Kori Agung is the gateway to the second courtyard.

All the allegiances of the Balinese people come together at Besakih. Each regency has its own temple within the over-all compound, as do each of the caste groups. There is a total of 18 separate sanctuaries. The three main temples are : Pura Penataran Agung, Dedicated to Sang Hyang Widi Wasa : Pura Kiduling Kreteg, dedicated to Brahma; and Pura Batu Madeg, dedicated to Wisnu.

To the Balinese a visit to the temple sanctuaries at Besakih temple is a special pilgrimage. Each temple has its own odalan, or anniversary celebration, and on the full moon of the Balinese month “Kedasa” the entire compound of Besakih celebrates the visit of the gods, with an enormous throng of visiting pilgrims.

The Besakih’s name  came from the word of Basuki, the old language from Sanskrit Wasuki, and then it became the Ancient Java Language. In this Sanskrit, the Basuki means congratulation.




    

 




Last Day in Kuta
                                              
RM Padang ACC Baru
Jln Legian No.71/79, Kuta, Badung Regency,
Bali 80361, Indonesia
    



 Masakan Padang

Padang dish or Minangkabau dish is the cuisine of the Minangkabau people of West Sumatra, Indonesia. It is among the most popular cuisines in Maritime Southeast Asia. It is known across Indonesia as Masakan Padang after Padang, the capital city of Western Sumatra province.

Padang food is famous for its use of coconut milk and spicy chili. Minang cuisine consists of three main elements: gulai (curry), lado (chili pepper) and bareh (rice). Among the cooking traditions in Indonesian cuisine, Minangkabau cuisine and most of Sumatran cuisine are under the influences of Indian and Middle Eastern cuisine, with dishes cooked in curry sauce with coconut milk and a lot of spice mixes.

Because most Minangkabau people are Muslims, Minangkabau cuisine follows halal dietary law rigorously. Most of its protein is taken from beef, chicken, water buffalo, goat, lamb, mutton, and poultry and fish. Minangkabau people are known for their fondness of cattle meat products including offal. Almost all the parts of cattle are used in Minangkabau dishes. Seafood is popular in coastal West Sumatran cities, and most are grilled or fried with spicy chili sauce or in curry gravy. Fish, shrimp, and cuttlefish are cooked in similar fashion. Most Minangkabau food is eaten with hot steamed rice or compressed rice such as katupek (ketupat). Vegetables are mostly boiled, such as boiled cassava leaf, or simmered in thin curry as side dishes, such as gulai of young jackfruit or cabbages.



Side Dishes


Nasi Padang: Beef rendang, Curry Beef Rice

Nasi padang, sometimes referred to as Padang rice, is a Minangkabau dish of steamed rice served with various choices of pre-cooked dishes originating from West Sumatra, Indonesia. It is named after the city of Padang, capital of the West Sumatra province. A miniature banquet of meats, fish, vegetables, and spicy sambals eaten with plain white rice, it is Sumatra's most famous export and the Minangkabau people's primary contribution to Indonesian cuisine.

Rendang is a spicy meat stew.

  
   

   

   

   

I took a Blue Bird taxi to Denpasar International Airport.

   


   

I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport (IATA: DPS, ICAO: WADD), also known as Denpasar International Airport, is the main international airport of Bali, Indonesia

   

   
 Salak, Snake fruit in Duty Free Shop at Denpasar International Airport
Salak is a species of palm tree native to Java and Sumatra in Indonesia. It is cultivated in other regions of Indonesia as a food crop, and reportedly naturalized in Bali, Lombok, Timor, Maluku, and Sulawesi.
There are more than 15 varieties of Salak Bali, with tastes ranging from sweet as sugar (Salak Gula Pasir), sweet-sour like a grapefruit (Salak Getih) and sour like a pineapple (Salak Nanas). The fruit is roughly the size of a large fig, and has a crunchy and moist consistency.

    

    

I flew back to Jakarta on Lion Air .


Itinerary

6. Lion Air        IDR 1,532,880 CAD 136.64  

     Depart CGK Jakarta Thu 23 Mar  9:00 = DPS Bali Thu 23 Mar 11:50 JT42

     Return DPS Bali   Fri 24 Mar 20:30 = CGK Jakarta Fri 24 Mar 21:20 JT27

  1 CAD =  11,299.53 IDR     

Lion Air Official Web Sites 獅子航空官方網站:

https://www.lionair.co.id/en




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4. Jakarta Indonesia Episode Part 1:
    Jakarta Arrival
    Dining, Sightseeing and Shopping


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