Rujak Bulung, Seaweed Salad

Bali is an island that is famous for many exotic tourist destinations, beside that Bali is also famous for its unique culinary and one of them is Rujak Bulung.

" Bulung " is a term in the Balinese language means Seaweed and rujak itself is such kind of  salad. Then Bulung means the fresh seaweed which is added with chili, shrimp paste, powder, grated coconut, fish broth and salt. All of ingredients are grinded finely except the grated coconut. Meanwhile, grated coconut is sprinkled on the seaweed. After that process, the ingredients are doused above seaweed and bulung can be served. It tastes delicious and spicy. This spicy seaweed does not mean to decrease its nutritional value.  Its nutrient content is still very high and it is very good for our healthy.

Based on some research that had been scattered, seaweed can prevent cancer, because it has  an antioxidant chlorophyll, preventing cardiovascular disease, premature aging and maintain health of skin. So it is good for diet for the people having problem with to cough, asthma, bronchitis, tuberculosis, influenza, stomachache, worms, etc. Nutritional composition seaweed is very complete which consists of 33.3 % carbohydrate, 8.6 % fat, 5.4 % protein, 27.8 % water, and 3 % fiber. In fact there are also a lot of mineral deposits such as nitrogen, oxygen, calcium, selenium, and the amount of nucleic acid enzymes and amino acids as well as an addition of vitamins A, B, C, D, E, K.

Generally, the society in Bali know two types of seaweeds that are used for salad, namely, “Bulung Buni“ and “Bulung Bok”.  To get these seaweeds you can come to Serangan Island, Denpasar, Bali which can be taken approximately 30 minutes from Ngurah Rai Airport. The offer price is very affordable for our pocket that is only Rp 3,000 - Rp 5,000 per pack.

So if you come to Bali it will be not complete if you have not tasted this unique Seaweed Salad culinary in Bali.