Indonesia as an archipelago country has a long list of different mouth-watering food.  In the main Tourist area; Senggigi, Gili Islands and Kuta Beach Lombok, numbers of Tourist's Restaurant available serving Western food, Indonesian and Chinese food. In Mataram and in some remote area on Lombok, Indonesian food, Padang food and Chinese food are dominating. Rumah Makan (eating place) can be found easily in Mataram, Ampenan and in most main street.  Sasak Food uses white rice as staple, served with vegetable curries or soup, chicken, beef, fishes, hot chilli and no pork. In Bahasa Indonesia, the word Lombok means Chilli paper and it used liberally in local cooking.  The famous sasak food are Ayam Taliwang, Sate Ikan Tanjung, Ares and Pelecing Kangkung.

Ayam Taliwang, fried or grilled wild young chicken with chilli sauce is originally from Taliwang Sumbawa, but it has become a Lombok speciality. Sate Ikan Tanjung, one of the tastiest food on Lombok, originally coming from a village called Tanjung - Northern Lombok. Pieces of fresh snapper or tuna mixed with coconut milk, lemongrass, garlic, chilli paper, and spices, wrapped onto sate stick and grilled.

Ares, a dish made from the pith of banana tree stem, with coconut juice, garlic and spices. While Pelecing Kangkung, is a very popular food in Lombok as daily dishes to eat together with plain rice. Cooked water convolvulus (kangkung), mixed with a sauce made with chilli, fish paste (terasi), tomato salt and lime.

Try all of these exotic foods on the way back from a day tour from waterfall or Gili Islands, or a direct trip from Hotel Villa Ombak. Arrange with the staffs at Hotel Villa Ombak to schedule a culinary tour around Lombok and Gili Islands.