Be Jangkrik Dan Be Bluang Sebagai Kuliner Musiman Di Bali

Abstract

Rural farming communities in Bali, recognize side dishes from crickets and bluang (orong-orong or land dogs). The insects are used as a substitute for expensive meat. The purpose of this article is to understand the gastronomy of crickets and be bluang and to obtain strategies to avoid their extinction. The theories used in this research are gastronomic theory and livestock theory and the data collection techniques are interviews and literature studies. The results of the study showed that crickets and be bluang were very good as seasonal dishes to fulfill the needs of protein and vitamins. The way to prevent this seasonal culinary extinction is to cultivate the main culinary ingredients. The ranch is cheap and easy, and the harvest time is short. It is necessary to do as much culinary exploration as possible, especially the Balinese Traditional Culinary (BTC), with the hope that the culinary can survive and continue to be preserved therefore avoids falling into its extinction Keywords: Crickets, Be Bluang, Culinary, Seasonal, Bali