How many calories in babi guling
A plate of babi guling with rice has about 650 kcal, with 35 g of protein.
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Babi guling is Bali's spit roast pig, stuffed with spices and turned for hours. You get it on a plate with rice, slices of pork, crackling, spicy veg and often a bit of sausage.
A plate is about 650 kcal, with 35 g of protein, 60 g of carbs and 30 g of fat. Most of the fat is in the crackling and the fatty bits.
It's lunch food in Bali, and the famous warungs in Ubud sell out by early afternoon. Worth the queue, and worth counting.
Tips
- 1Ask for less crackling and more of the lean meat and vegetables.
- 2Share a plate with a side of extra veg if you've got a big dinner planned.
- 3Have it at lunch like the locals, then keep dinner lighter.
Where it comes from
Babi guling grew out of Balinese Hindu ritual. A whole spit roasted pig is part of the offerings at temple ceremonies and festivals such as Galungan, and once it has been offered it is shared and eaten as a blessing. Guling means turning, after the way the pig is rotated over the fire. The dish stayed in Bali because, unlike most of Indonesia, the island is mainly Hindu.
Where does our food come from? · Source: Journey (Politeknik Internasional Bali), The History of Babi Guling in the Tradition of Banten to Become a Typical Balinese Culinary
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Questions
What's in a plate of babi guling?
Rice, roast pork, crackling, lawar (spiced veg, sometimes with meat), and often sausage and a little soup.
How many calories in two plates?
About 1,300 kcal, which is a lot for one sitting.
Is the crackling where the calories are?
Much of the fat is, yes. Less crackling is the easiest way to trim the 650.
How many calories in babi guling without the rice?
Roughly 450 kcal. A scoop of white rice is about 200, so the pork, crackling and sides make up the rest.
What's the sausage on a babi guling plate?
That's urutan, a Balinese pork sausage made with the same spice paste. It's fairly fatty, and the plate figure already counts a slice or two.
