'Hotel Sanur Beach Now Sweeter Than Ever'

Sanur – Bali, April 2006… During the months of May and June 2006, Hotel Sanur Beach plans to introduce guests’ to the delicious array of traditional cakes available in Bali with a special afternoon tea promotion.

A choice of tea or coffee along with a selection of unique Balinese sweet treats will be served between 2.00 – 4.00pm daily at the food and beverage outlets of Tirta Poolside Restaurant, Basilico or the Bamboo Bar. 

Traditional cakes are made from ordinary Balinese kitchen ingredients such as rice and coconut, and sweetened with natural palm sugar. Snacking throughout the day is a typical characteristic amongst the Balinese and different varieties of cakes are enjoyed especially when villagers gather socially or are preparing for a religious ceremony. These tasty cakes are commonly sold at the early morning marketplaces where tourists rarely venture. Therefore Hotel Sanur Beach (www.sanurbeachhotelbali.com) is keen to expose these authentic local treats to an audience of international travellers. 

The hotel will serve favourites such as ‘kue kelepon’ – glutinous rice dumplings stuffed with palm sugar and topped with grated coconut or ‘bubur injin’ – black rice porridge with coconut milk. Another popular type of cake is ‘kue bantal’ - a parcel of sticky rice steamed in a length of coconut palm leaf. 

General Manager of Hotel Sanur Beach, Mr. Christoph Voegeli comments; “There are some very interesting types of traditional cakes available in Bali and surprisingly enough they are high in protein, which is an ideal boost to late afternoon energy levels. We wanted to create a truly unique Balinese afternoon tea with original snacks to complete the experience. Our guests’ have the opportunity to try something different everyday of the week.”   

Prices for afternoon tea and cakes at Hotel Sanur Beach start at a very reasonable Rp25,000 ++  and outside guests’ are more than welcome to come and sample an appealing selection of traditional Balinese sweet treats.