The food is not about the taste, appetite, or even price. The food is all about how civilizations has been made and crafting the future. Here, in Tegallalang rice terrace, we can see the rice fields that not only provides an essential food, a bowl of rice on our dining table, but also a culture and the way of life of Balinese.
Tegallalang is a rice field and cultural landscape of Bali. It consist of several rice terrace and the water temples within. The water temples are beneficial as water management system known as subak, that dates back to the 9th century. The subak reflects the Balinese philosophical concept of Tri Hita Karana, which brings together the realms of the spirit, the human world and nature that has shaped the landscape of Bali. The Subak system, which applied by hundreds of farmers in Bali, is a part of UNESCO World Heritage Site. Subak components are the forest that protect the water supply, terraced paddy landscape, rice fields connected by a system of canals, tunnels, weirs villages and temples of varying size. All of this component are fundamental that mark either the source of water or its passage through the temple on its way to irrigate. A landscape and culture where we cannot see in another place.
For years, Tegallalang rice terrace is a part of natural tourism. It has picture-perfect face and become an ideal place to enjoy a morning walk. As we walk through the morning haze, feel the wet and cold morning dew, as well as the warmth of the sun as it appears from the hill. Come between 7 a.m to 10 a.m and we can see the beauty of the sun reflects in the water of the fields with the glowing of yellowish paddy. Try to immerse with nature while walking amidst the brilliant greenery of the surrounding rice fields.
As a must-visit place during stay in Bali, countless people come to enjoy this natural beauty and snapped by loads of cameras. Instead of walking, some of the visitors use the swing to enjoy the landscape while the others try to see whole scenery with an array of coffee at the coffee shops. One of the best coffee that we can enjoy is Luwak Coffee or Civet Coffee. A coffee that includes partially digested coffee cherries, eaten and defecated by civet. Many of coffee shops offers this product nearby. Tegallalang rice terrace located in the north of Ubud, also known as a center for traditional crafts and dance in Gianyar Regency. It is about 50 minutes driving from Denpasar. We can easily spotted this place as it nestled close the main road.
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