BALINESE CULINARY IN PALM LEAVES MANUSCRIPTS OF BALINESE COMMUNITY (COLLABORATION RESEARCH WITH DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT OF GIANYAR REGENCY)

Several Balinese manuscripts contain informations on the Balinese culinaries. These manuscripts are: Tutur Dharmacaruban, Kakawin Brata Tatwa, Kakawin Ramayana, Kakawin Siwa Ratri Kalpa, Kakawin Dharma Sawita, and Purincinig Ebatan.

Types and forms of Balinese culinaries and their ingrediants were mentioned in these manuscripts. It is believed that the types and forms of Balinese culinaries are associated with  social ranks or stratifications of the Balinese society. The higher of the social rank of a person in the Balinese society is the more  he/she gained types and forms of culinaries in an invited ritual or feast.

Baline culinaries, particularly the types and  forms of satays are associated with the ninth goods of cardinal pints. Types and forms of Balinese culinaries  are also associated with the under world or negative spirit (bhuta), on the other hand there are also culinaries that are dedicated to the upper world or positive spirit namely the God himself.