Bali’s traditional markets were once a necessity in a society where refrigeration and convenience stores are not as widespread as they are today. These secular shopping centers are now giving way to attack Indomaret, Alfamart and Circle Ks proliferating all over Bali.
markets from Bali farmer are one of the most durable centers of traditional rural life of the island. These are not the "farmers markets" found in Ubud and Sanur frequented by residents and western tourists as places for buying organic and green products, but crowded noisy indigenous livestock markets (pasar Hewan) that found in urban and rural environments.
traditionally held the day fixed market the week of Balinese three days, the Hewan pasar offer the best selection and prices for domestic animals, horticultural products, supplies and agricultural tools as well as the household items every day. You are able to find almost everything - from radios to transistors and DVDs Indonesian Dangdut queens posters, shoe salesmen for the purveyors of snake oil medicine. Attracted by the crowd, packaged food providers, fruits and vegetables and clothing overflowing sidewalks and around the periphery of the market.
To the city and the Balinese farmer, the main draw of these markets is the traditional pets and farm animals kept in sheds sided opening in concrete. Before visiting, call Kantor Dinas Peternakan (Office of Livestock) of the local that you live to find out what day the market occurs. If the market takes place in the countryside, cows, bulls and heifers are sold in bamboo pens or outdoors. To see medieval scenes of Bali, get there as early as possible.
The cow Bali
cows Bali, hung with wooden bells or soft melodic bronze, are friendly, beautiful creatures with long eyelashes, delicate features, dew eyes , velvet coats manicured, thin necks, body trim, slim legs and a short tail. They look more fawns than cattle. Unlike the Hindus of India, Balinese Hindus do not consider cattle as sacred. Bali cows are mainly bred for their meat, bones carved in intricate horse, frog pendants rose for sale to tourists.
The Bali cow lives a privileged life, lovingly bathed in village water courses, stationed in Haymarket comfortable scattered troughs were grazing on the lawns of the village, seen skipping banks with supple grace of an antelope. As most of the cows in the tropics, they do not give milk and are often used for the job. When preparing for planting, the farmer first inundates its rice fields and used a wooden sled (tengala) pulled by one or two cows (buffaloes lack the endurance necessary) until the entire field turned into mud, ooze water.
farmers use cows as a bank for occasions when the family is in immediate need of cash for religious rituals, medical emergencies or school fees and uniforms for the new school year. Although Bali has hundreds of thousands of cows in the small and medium scale farms throughout the island, the quality of beef from cattle Balinese is below international standards. Thus, the majority of hotels and restaurants of the island rely on other countries such as Australia and New Zealand for their imported beef
Bebandem :. Country market
In the hills is by far Karangasem District, Bebandem is one of the picturesque and the most remote markets from Bali farmer. To get there, travel north on route to Candidasa Amlapura for 5 km, turn left into the village of BUGBUG and up a twisting mountain road for 13 km Bebandem. The exit ramp BUGBUG comes quickly, the sign obscured by trees, so stay alert. Market Day, held every three days, this small mountain town is packed with stalls selling bakso portable, plastic products, basketry and stacks of products. Since raising pigs and chickens is one of the main sources of income for women, it is not uncommon to see a woman carrying a food stand on his head walking a pig on Bebandem market at the end of a piece of string.
Beringkit: Mother of all farmers markets
Only 30 minutes drive west of downtown Denpasar, near the intersection of the road Denpasar -Gilimanuk and the northern road to Taman Ayun Mengwi Royal Temple, Beringkit is the largest market and the largest producer of Bali. Taking place every Sunday and Wednesday, the market is busiest on Sundays when it is crowded Balinese from all walks of life. On the ground are a fish nursery, a great bike shop and a food market selling wet and dry goods (Sembako). Behind the parking lot is a store of used clothing and garden and flower nursery, potted plants and organic fertilizer.
The main building consists of three floors filled with rows of stands, essentially a giant flea market. On the 1st floor are busy gardening and working tools, household sundries, Chinese toys cheap DVD Balinese and Javanese music, books, shoes, rindik angklung music and instruments, with a food court in the back. On the 2nd floor are traditional and modern clothing, leather goods, bags and shoulder bags. On the 3rd floor are sunglasses, lighters, traditional herbs, massage therapists, men's jewelry, semiprecious stones, amulets, used clothing, and behind a large outdoor hair salon. Outside a line of food stalls serving Balinese specialties like kuwir Lawar, nasi campur sate kempul and Javanese dishes like sate kambing with gule, bakso Sapi and bakso ayam and coconut juice.
But the main draw is the sprawling muddy 1.5 -hectare livestock market in the north of the parking lot (after market entry, turn left) where farmers from all corners of Bali bring their adult cattle for sale and then buy calves for sale in the markets of their own farmer in Bangli, Rubaya and Seririt. Hundreds of Balinese cattle mill around in pens or standing groups attached to the outdoor jacketed commerce and men in rubber and started haggling. After an agreement is reached, the cows and the bulls are led to a line of trucks headed to Jakarta or Kalimantan shipped to waiting
The livestock market is also the best place to buy all kinds of animals Livestock and pets. - Not only dogs, rabbits, chickens, ducks and birds, but many varieties of chickens (chicks, chicken, ayam kampung) and Moskovy ducks delightfully ugly. A row of shops selling birds, bird food, bird cages, food for dogs and dog accessories. A large courtyard is covered with the distinctive bamboo cages shaped Gamecocks bell. Busy Sunday you will see men inspect, ruffling feathers, pulling combs, tenderly massaging, bouncing on the floor and matching their dicks in nonlethal impromptu games. Pet, mascot, child, dream, income, to a Balinese man this proud bird takes as much attention as a new wife.
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