Nasi Tahu Sukawati Men Sarti, a Characteristic Handed-down Culinary

TIMESINDONESIA, DENPASAR – If you visit Bali Island, you may not only find tourism destinations, beautiful scenery, or the stunning dance performance of Balinese dancer.

Not only rich of unique traditional arts, Bali also has various culinary that is worth trying and suitable for the tourists. Bali does not only offer the delicacy of Ayam Betutu, Sate Lilit or Lawar. There are many delicious culinary. One of them is located in Sukawati Art Market.

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Have you been to Sukawati Art Market? It is one of the tourism places to hunt for cheap souvenirs. If you are shopping there, do not forget to try the characteristic culinary, Nasi Tahu Sukawati Men Sarti.

The menu is simple yet unique. It consists of rice, fried tofu, sayur urap kacang panjang (steamed vegetables mixed with seasoned and grated coconut and long beans), tofu chips, sambal terasi, tomato sauce, and sambal matah.

The fried tofu is combined with various, delicious chili sauces. “This menu is simple yet addicting,” said Gung Eka, one of the loyal customers since he was a child.

Ibu Sarti is 75 years old. She sells rice from 7 a.m. The recipe is handed down from generation to generation. When you eat at this food stall, you may find it different from the other food stalls as Ibu Sarti sells her rice inside her house.

She will serve the customers on the small table in the traditional, open kitchen with Balinese stove to fry the tofu. If you want to eat there, you can find your seat in her house, which has Balinese atmosphere.

The menu which is also called as Nasi Bom is served on banana leaves instead of plates. The most important thing is that you must wash your hands first as you have to use hand to eat.

Nasi Tahu Sukawati Men Sarti is located in Sukawati Art Market. It opens from 7 a.m. until the menu is sold out, which is usually at 2 p.m. Do not worry about the price because you can get one portion of Nasi Tahu with only IDR 7,000 and IDR 10,000 for the big portion. For the drink, you can order one glass of Es Gula.

You only need to open Google Maps or ask the local residents to find this place. It is worth visiting. While you are waiting for your order, you may talk with the other people that are visiting the food stall and eating at the east side of the house.

If you are interested to try, go to Jalan Lettu Wayan Sutta II, Br Gelulung Sukawati, Sukawati, Bali. This food stall opens dailty from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. WITA (Indonesian Central Time). The price is cheap, IDR 7,000 or US$0.60 per portion. (*)

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