This weekend, from August 23 to 25, an art and culinary festival will take place at the Tanah Lot Temple in Tabanan. The organizers promise not just an ordinary food court but a chance to indulge in rare masterpieces of Indonesian cuisine.
The festival menu includes:
- Jaja Orog-orog: A traditional snack made from grated cassava, shredded coconut, rice flour, and brown sugar.
- Kaas: A Balinese chicken soup with egg, peanuts, beans, and sambal, served with a coconut milk sauce.
- Kakul Suna Cekuh: Rice snails in a garlic sauce, highly recommended by the locals.
- Taluh Kiping: Egg pancakes that closely resemble familiar crepes.
These dishes will be prepared daily by a team of chefs. The best part is that you can try these delicacies for free, as the organizers aim to introduce visitors to this cuisine and eventually attract them to Tabanan for culinary visits.
The manager of the Tanah Lot attraction, I Wayan Sudiana, said the festival is being held to better showcase the local, and to some extent, regional culture, art, and cuisine to both local tourists and foreigners. That’s why all the artists and performers at the festival will be Balinese.
"The idea is that the festival we're hosting can have an impact on people's lives, especially in the Kediri district," Sudiana said.
All three festive days will be organized and conducted by the residents of 23 traditional villages. At sunset, they will participate in a very colorful traditional parade called Gebogan, with the theme “Sunset in Paradise.”
The budget allocated for the festival is 2.4 billion rupiah. Organizers expect up to 8,000 visitors per day. Regent Sanjaya supports the festival, seeing it as a potential driver of economic growth, as Tanah Lot provides a stage for Tabanan and Balinese artists to present themselves to a broader, international audience.
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