Balinese Sweet Treats
Monday, June 12th, 2006 by ablteamThe Balinese are extremely partial to sweet treats and most households invariably have a selection of cakes for the family to snack on throughout the day. Apart from fruit, these colourful cakes are also an important part of the ritual offerings are made to appease the Gods.
Balinese cakes or ‘jaja’, as they are colloquially referred as, are normally produced by women in a kind of home-industry set up to be sold in local market places. It is common to buy an assortment of different cakes early each morning to be consumed with a glass of aromatic coffee to begin the day. However, this is only considered a light snack and a more substantial breakfast of rice and small servings of meat, vegetables and condiments is taken later in the morning once the daily cooking preparations have been completed.
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