Holiday Ayo - Adventure to various corners of the Island of the Gods, besides being able to see the beauty of the Island of Bali, will also find various types of unique culinary delights that are not only delicious in terms of taste but are also difficult to find in other areas. One of them in the Buleleng area is also stored various types of culinary which are really a shame for you to pass by. One of them is Sudang Lepet.

Sudang Lepet is salted fish which is a typical food of Buleleng, a district in northern Bali. This marinated flat fish is fried enough to get a crunchy and savory texture. Usually, fish that has been fried is simply given coconut oil, lime, and chili to add to the delicious taste. The most delicious Sudang Lepet meal is accompanied by jukut undis (undis vegetable) and plecing kale, as well as hot rice.

Regarding the name Sudang Lepet, it is actually quite unique. The two words are Balinese words which literally means, the word sudang means salted fish, while lepet means bad luck. So when combined, sudang lepet means unlucky salted fish. I don't know why this dish that is cheaply priced can have such a unique name. Perhaps because the manufacturing process requires the fish to undergo various treatments, ranging from drying, roasting, to beating to make it thin, so that when it is fried, it will be like crackers, but taste salty and crispier.

To cook it, Sudang Lepet only needs to be fried and then seasoned with coconut oil, lime juice, and added with sambal matah or chili rice. Sudang Lepet is made from special marine fish, most of which are obtained from fishermen who go to the waters of Madura.

Enjoying Sudang Lepet is best accompanied by Jukut Undis or Vegetable Undis and Plecing Kakung. Undis is a type of black bean-like vegetable, which grows a lot in mountainous areas or highlands. Usually, undis vegetables are made by boiling with various spices into vegetable undis gravy with a sauce that is of course blackish in color but this sauce is what makes the aroma and taste so delicious.

The blackish gravy is similar to rawon, a typical dish from East Java. This recipe can also be made with chicken breast to add a savory flavor to the broth, or completely just use undisclosed beans to make a vegetable soup suitable for vegetarians. In addition to chicken, the original jukut undis uses pork ribs in its manufacture. Having a unique and refreshing taste, jukut undis is so harmonious juxtaposed with the savory sudang lepet and spicy chili sauce.

Even so, the price of processed fish is relatively cheap. One package is priced at an average of IDR 10 thousand. This package contains 6 Sudang Lepet the size of an adult's hand, or 10 small Sudang Lepet. Sangsit Village, Sawan District, Buleleng, is the production center of Sudang Lepet. Many Sudang Lepet fans or seafood lovers who come directly to it. Not only the local market, but Sudang Lepet has already been sent outside Bali such as Surabaya, Jakarta, and other areas.