Bali’s classic pork dish, babi guling, is an odd find in a country that has the largest Muslim majority population in the world. Why is it that the older I get, the more frequently I become ...

While Guling Guling has a long history, it is only recently that the citizens of Paoay have decided to highlight the practice through an annual festival, with food preparations, parades, street ...

We saw the cooking of the babi guling from start to finish. This babi guling whole roasted pig is a traditional Balinese dish that you mustn’t miss when on an Indonesian street food tour in Bali ...

Story & photos by Marky Ramone Go Believed to have originated even before the arrival of the Spaniards, the Guling-Guling Festival morphed into a religious practice in the 16th century, when the ...

In Guling-guling, which started in the 16th century, people gather to cook and partake of “dudol” (native rice cakes), and drink “basi” (sugarcane wine) before they endure the Lenten fast.

A favourite of celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, Balinese roast pork, known as babi guling, was once served only at religious celebrations and weddings, but is now sold in restaurants across Bali.

Various types of meat are used to make lawar. More often than not it’s pork, although some cooks opt for chicken, catfish, turtle or even dragonfly “meat”.

Strictly Dumpling. Crispy, SUCKLING WHOLE ROASTED PIG!! Babi Guling in BALI. Posted: August 2, 2024 | Last updated: July 10, 2025. More for You ...