Bali Food: Nasi Campur
Nasi campur (mixed rice) is the most basic dish in Indonesia. That together with nasi goreng (fried rice) are the 2 meals most commonly consumed. Nasi campur is a portion of steamed white rice (nasi putih) together with an assortment of other items, which can be wide ranging. Its guaranteed that no 2 places will serve the exact same nasi campur. This dish has been around for a long time because it enables people to use left overs and small amount of the more expensive items.
Around Kuta / Seminyak are a wealth of small warungs serving nasi campur. Some are oreiented towards tourists / expats, other towards locals. How do you know which are which? Quite simple really, there are 2 ways. First comes the decor of the place. White
tiled floor, small cheap tables, plastic stools and bottles of Fanta lining the perimeter, its a local’s joint. Wooden tables, chunkier pieces of meat, better food selection and some attempt to make the place enjoyable, its a foreigner’s joint. The other main factor is price. A good foreign oriented place where you can assemble a nasi campur is Warung Ocha, at the junction of Jl. Seminyak and Jl. Dhyana Pura. A plate of your choice with a black tea will cost around 25,000rp. The place I visited today on Jl. Oberoi, across from the Tuck Shop on the corner, charged me 7,000rp for nasi campur. Both places are good, just different.
Nasi campur (mixed rice) is the most basic dish in Indonesia. That together with nasi goreng (fried rice) are the 2 meals most commonly consumed. Nasi campur is a portion of steamed white rice (nasi putih) together with an assortment of other items, which can be wide ranging. Its guaranteed that no 2 places will serve the exact same nasi campur. This dish has been around for a long time because it enables people to use left overs and small amount of the more expensive items.
Around Kuta / Seminyak are a wealth of small warungs serving nasi campur. Some are oreiented towards tourists / expats, other towards locals. How do you know which are which? Quite simple really, there are 2 ways. First comes the decor of the place. White
tiled floor, small cheap tables, plastic stools and bottles of Fanta lining the perimeter, its a local’s joint. Wooden tables, chunkier pieces of meat, better food selection and some attempt to make the place enjoyable, its a foreigner’s joint. The other main factor is price. A good foreign oriented place where you can assemble a nasi campur is Warung Ocha, at the junction of Jl. Seminyak and Jl. Dhyana Pura. A plate of your choice with a black tea will cost around 25,000rp. The place I visited today on Jl. Oberoi, across from the Tuck Shop on the corner, charged me 7,000rp for nasi campur. Both places are good, just different. Newcomers to Bali can get a decent idea of what nasi campur is like by visiting Made’s Warung, which does a good one for 15,000rp. Items found in nasi campur including tofu (tahu) tempe, chicken (ayam), beef (sapi), fish (ikan), peanuts (kacang), together with a wide selction of cooked vegetables including kangkung, the stringy green plant sometimes cooked with garlic and chili. A dollop of hot sambal might be added to the side of the plate, so treat any red sauce with care.
A teh panas (plain hot black tea) comliments nasi campur well and helps the digestion.
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