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Enjoy a culinary treat. You will just love eating 'kampung (village) style'. Our kitchen lovingly prepares and beautifully presents a spectacular variety of the freshest meals, snacks and drinks.
Experience sensational tastes - a unique fusion of Balinese and Indian styles. Delightfully, our guests often report that Ayung Sari Indah's has now become their absolute favourite cuisine. Authentic food is clean tasting and highly nutritious.
Dishes can include sambals, salads, satays, pancakes, soup, fish, chicken, sweets, vegetable, curries and more. Cooking methods include grilling, frying, steaming and open outside oven. And, of course, we are the Spice Islands - so flavours are plentiful and delicate. Spices are not necessarily hot but for those you do like a bit of heat, you will particularly enjoy 'pepes' (spicy steamed fish). |
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The kitchen plays an important role in village life and is usually a hive of activity. People come and go, some to contribute, some for a chat. Children are always in the kitchen in Bali. They learn about cooking alongside their mothers in the kitchen and with their fathers at ceremonies.
Freshest beginnings. A lot of the ingredients are grown in our own garden, others are bought from the local farmers or at the local market. Villagers often drop in to contribute daily selections from the fields and jungle. We are surrounded by rice paddies, farming land and jungle and we stay in tune with the seasons for the freshest food. We can take you out on a walk around the gardens and neighbouring farms and jungle to gather ingredients. It's half the fun! |
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Our wonderful Gusti cooks the most delicious variety of authentic dishes from our simply equipped kitchen. Whilst we prefer to serve traditional Balinese food, we do adapt to western style food when necessary. Breakfast is more likely to be fresh fruit, banana pancakes and lemongrass or ginger tea, as not everyone is ready for a Balinese breakfast of rice and spicy sambals! |
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Whilst each bungalow provides a space for privacy, Ayung Sari Indah is all about sharing - we eat together by candlelight in the bale, local people sometimes join us. |
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Rice (nasi) is the staple of life. Nearly every family grows their own and life revolves around the
rhythm of the cycle of planting, harvesting and drying the rice. It is the simple food, to balance the
complex and seductive spicy tastes of the surrounding dishes. A typical Balinese meal consists of a mound of rice, with servings of 3-4 different spicy dishes. |
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Vegetables are referred to as sayur. The variety of vegetables and greens in our garden and at the market seems endless. Fresh daily and in a balance on bright colour and above and below ground, loose leaf and compound, you'll appreciate how good vegetables and salads are meant to taste! Tropical fruit is also a feature. |
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Chicken is usually grilled whole over a fire. Kampung (village) chickens are small and lean and definitely free range. Small pieces are served with rice and a variety of sambals. Chicken Satay is also a favourite. Eggs also feature. Fish is also enjoyed, most often steamed with sambal in a banana leaf. |
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We will do our best to cater for special diets and vegetarians. Please advise your requirements at time of booking your stay. |
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Learn to cook with us, Ayung Sari Indah Style. All of our retreats include a cooking class and we can organise classes for our independent guests on demand (minimum of two required).
Be inspired by our cookbook, 'Selamat Makan - my favourite recipes from our Bali kitchen'. Selamat Makan means 'enjoy your food', a greeting shared between those about to eat. The book has 31 recipes that are easy to follow. Nearly all ingredients should be available at your local grocer or can be substituted.
Here is a sample recipe from 'Selamat Makan' to whet your appetite.
Chicken Coconut Satay - (satay ayam). These chicken satays served on lemongrass stalks are truly delicious. The lemongrass gently infuses in to the chicken and coconut. They are fried or grilled over a flame. They are prepared in large quantities at ceremony time. Bamboo is cut down for skewers, coconuts are endlessly opened. This is all done by groups of men whilst the women are preparing offerings and manning the kitchen. |
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