Lawar

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Lawar is a traditional Balinese food mixture of vegetables and a spiced minced meat. This food is used as a dish and the dish, and have been sold widely in homes with brand lawar Balinese meal. Lawar is one type of side dishes are made from chopped meat, vegetables, some spices and coconut and sometimes in some kind of lawar given element that can add a sense of lawar it is blood from the meat itself, the blood was mixed with certain seasonings that added tasty lawar it. Lawar alone can not long survive this food if allowed to stand in the open air only lasted half a day.

Naming lawar varies, usually based on the type of meat used or the type of vegetables. When the pork is used then the resulting lawar called lawar pigs., And so if the used vegetable jackfruit, then lawarnya lawar named jackfruit. There is also giving its name from the color red when lawarnya namely lawar lawarnya colors red, white if the color lawarnya lawar white and there lawar named lawar padamare, which is a kind lawar made from a mixture of several types lawar. Lawar served as friend rice with other types of side dishes.
Naming varies, usually based on the type of meat used or the type of vegetables. When the pork is used then the resulting lawar called lawar pigs., And so if the used vegetable jackfruit, then lawarnya lawar named jackfruit. There is also giving its name from the color red when lawarnya namely lawar lawarnya colors red, white if the color lawarnya lawar white and there lawar named lawar padamare, which is a kind lawar made from a mixture of several types lawar. Lawar served as friend rice with other types of side dishes.
Besides, the fact shows that lawar not only liked by the Hindu community in Bali, but also favored by the tourists who come to Bali, tourists both domestic and by foreign tourists. Because of the potential of the above then lawar have great opportunities for development of traditional Balinese food into the food liked by the people of Indonesia (Indonesian food) and even international food in the future. With regard to the above you need to know more about lawar related to cultural and social aspects konomi, pengolahann aspects, aspects of nutrition and efficacy, and safety lawar.

Socio-Cultural Aspects
For the Hindu community in Bali dining gastronomic lawar not only serves as a food that is lawar not only to eliminate hunger or to meet the needs of a large stomach (gastric) is empty, but also social functioning, among others, serves as a communication tool, functioning relegius and cultural identity .
Function as a communication tool, lawar along with other foods such as rice given to someone else and not limited to immediate family only, but to everyone who is deemed to have provided assistance both morally maupunmaterial during a ceremony held particular. Lawar given to another person is known by the name jotan as an expression of gratitude to
all those who have helped him. Besides jotan also serves as a sign or a proclamation to others that the person sending lawar is being or will perform certain ceremonies such as wedding ceremonies are known rice encouragement (some elements are lawar, satay and rice). Constraint of rice is usually given by the groom's family to the family of the bride, then the constraint of rice by the bride's family is divided regardless of the number of divisions. Each section is further encouragement rice given to the entire family of the bride whose meaning is as notification that the ceremony will be held at the family mepamit women.
Religious function of lawar very prominent in the area of ​​Bali is lawar used as one means of making offerings. The offering itself is a symbol to express gratitude, devotion and gratitude presented to God Almighty who has given life in this world. In connection with this function lawar never absent in either a traditional or religious ceremonies, especially Hinduism in Bali.any type of food consumed by a person or group of people, others can learn from the culture where people are coming from. Hindu community in Bali since the beginning until now and still make lawar lawar liked. Therefore lawar can be used as a cultural identity for the Hindu community in Bali.

Economic Aspects
Lawar made for purposes other than either traditional or religious ceremonies, especially the Hindu religion in Bali, lawar now also has become a trade commodity. Lawar intentionally made to be sold in places such as shops, restaurants and even the restaurant at the luxury hotels in Bali.

Aspects of Nutrition
Lawar constituent materials such as meat, vegetables, coconuts and blood has the potential for nutrients. Meat is an important source of animal protein, while the vegetables are worn like long beans (Vigna sinensis, L.), is a source of vegetable protein, vitamins and minerals, papaya (Carica papaya, L) and jackfruit (Artocarpus integra, L) is a source vitamins and minerals. Observing the results of analysis of lawar sold in Denpasar from 18 merchants lawar cows reported by Yusa (1996) note that lawar cows (lawar lawar white and red) containing proteins ranging from 8.48 to 11.14%, fat 17.98 - 18.54% and carbohydrate 3.94 to 6.61% with a water content high enough lawar which is about 65.21 to 65.63%. Besides containing the major nutrients such as mentioned above lawar also contain vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin C and minerals calcium (Ca), iron (Fe) and phosphorus (P).
Having carried out further calculations for each 50 g lawar (lawar amount consumed per day), the energy value of 114 kcal lawar white and red lawar energy of 111 kcal. Judging from the energy contribution lawar can donate as much as 3.5% of female daily energy consumption (energy consumption by women every day 2714 kcal).

Aspects of Efficacy
Lawar efficacy when associated with nutritional content, especially carbohydrates, proteins and fats is to expedite the physiological processes in the body because these nutrients as an energy source. The content of non-nutritional compounds in lawar has not been known. Based on raw materials and in particular spices used in the manufacture lawar such as garlic, onion, chilli, galangal, ginger, turmeric, pepper and other compounds containing non-nutrient, such as essential oils, anti-oxidant and anti-microbial function enhance the flavor lawar, preventing oxidation and thus inhibit or kill microbes lawar within a certain period is safe for consumption.
Specifically how the efficacy lawar caused by non-nutritional compounds against certain diseases, such as degenerative diseases (coronary heart disease / coronary heart disease, diabetes mellitus, hypertension and cancer) have been reported yet. These problems require attention by the researchers of traditional Balinese food in order to develop a functional food lawar.

Recipe Jackfruit lawar
Lawar is a Balinese traditional food that is well known in the area of ​​Bali, as well as used for the dish and the dish has also been sold widely in homes with brand lawar Balinese meal. Lawar is one type of side dishes, served as the friend rice with other types of side dishes. Here's one recipe lawar jackfruit. Good luck.

Ingredients:
    50 g Pork (Can be replaced beef or chicken)
    The young jackfruit 500 g
    Coconut 250 g
    Raw pig blood / fresh 3 g (can use chicken blood)
    30 g of pig skin (Can be replaced beef or chicken skin)
    Coconut Oil 650 ml

Seasonings:
    0.5 teaspoon pepper
    Turmeric 10 g
    15 g galangal
    Paste 0.5 g
    0.5 tbsp coriander
    30 g onion
    Garlic 15 g
    Clove 2 pieces
    Nutmeg 3 slices
    Chili 15 g
    Powder 10 g
    Limo 1 seed

Method of Construction:
   Onion, garlic and chili sliced, then fried in coconut oil.
    Fried shrimp paste and other seasonings ingredients until finely chopped then fried.
    Flesh until finely chopped, then mixed with lemon water and then boiled limo half-baked.
    Skin boiled until cooked, cooled kept sliced ​​thin lengthwise.
    Coconut meat baked a few minutes, then scraped with a special grate.
    The young jackfruit, peeled, boiled until cooked continued, after it cooled, continues to be shredded or chopped into small pieces.
    Subsequently shredded coconut mixed with blood (blood that has been brewed boiling water) so the color is red. The addition of this blood can not be done if desired lawar is lawar white.
    The next stage is to mix all the ingredients that have been prepared on a basin or pane (a type of basin is made dar ground). Pencapuran done by hand in such a way so that the batter evenly.
    This dough is called lawar and ready to serve / served.

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