Slices of unripe mango, papaya, salak and other fruit in a salty, spicy, slightly sour broth of boiled pindang fish, pounded with chilli and shrimp paste.
Where to eat it: 3 restaurants across 1 city.
Rujak is a fruit salad of Javanese origin, its name from an Old Javanese word for chopping into small pieces. Bali's version dresses the fruit with a broth of boiled tongkol, a small tuna, pounded with chilli, salt and shrimp paste. Fruit rujak with pindang broth is hard to find outside Bali, and Warung Men Runtu in Sanur is one of its best-known sellers. Denpasar warungs often sell it beside rujak bulung, a seaweed rujak, and tipat cantok.
Common allergens: Fish, Shellfish
Tip from the editors. If you cannot find pindang, simmer a few chunks of salted skipjack or canned tuna in brine the same way.
Warung Men Runtu on Jl. Sekuta in Sanur, Bali, has served rujak kuah pindang, rujak bulung and tipat cantok since 2015, open daily from 10:30 to 18:00.
TryRujak kuah pindang: fruit rujak in a savoury pindang fish broth
TipFruit rujak in a pindang fish broth is rarely found outside Bali. Arrive well before the 18:00 close and add rujak bulung or tipat cantok.
Warung Dot Lalah on Jalan Kebak Sari in Denpasar, Bali, mixes tipat cantok with noodles and serves rujak kuah pindang, open daily from 11:00 to 19:00.
TryTipat cantok mi: peanut-sauce tipat with noodles, plus rujak kuah pindang
TipDishes run from about IDR 8,000 to IDR 20,000. The owner says the warung can close early once the food sells out, so arrive early.
Why locals goA Denpasar rujak warung on Jalan Pulau Misol serving rujak kuah pindang, tipat cantok and Balinese porridge, with rujak from about IDR 10,000 a portion.
TipPair the rujak with tipat cantok or tipat serombotan, which cost IDR 10,000 to 15,000, and cool down with an es daluman.
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