Lombok is an island with abundant natural wealth. This makes Lombok also have a lot of souvenirs that you can bring. One of them is food. Usually, people will bring food as a souvenir. Lombok has many choices of souvenirs, ranging from typical Lombok food, souvenirs, to pearls. Lombok is an island located in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), which is also known as a tourist destination. So, when you visit Lombok, don’t forget to buy souvenirs. There are many choices of unique and contemporary Lombok souvenirs that we can buy.

Seaweed Dodol and Sweets

One of Lombok’s specialties is seaweed dodol and seaweed sweets. As the name suggests, Lombok’s seaweed dodol is made from seaweed flour, sugar, and sometimes fruit is added. The aroma of fruit is added for the taste buds of tourists who prefer to eat the aroma of fruit.

Quoted from detik.com, the appearance of Lombok sweets is slightly different, namely the shape is similar to candy with a sweet, chewy, soft taste. The sweet taste makes Lombok seaweed dodol suitable to be served as a dessert. In fact, recently seaweed dodol and Lombok’s special sweets went viral because their taste is delicious, similar to foreign souvenirs at a more affordable price.

Quoted from the e-book Employee Travel of The Month by Dan Sapar, the price of seaweed dodol souvenirs in Lombok is priced at around IDR 10,000 – IDR 20,000.

Terasi Lombok

Terasi Lombok can be an option for souvenirs that you can buy. Original Lombok terasi is famous for its slightly sweet taste, not too pungent, and long-lasting. As a spicy lover, it will feel lacking if the chili sauce does not use terasi, now is the time for you to try terasi Lombok. This terasi also makes the taste of pelecing and other foods in Lombok have a different taste from the others.

There are many types of terasi available, such as shrimp terasi, terasi lengkare, terasi jerowaru, fish terasi, to terasi berok. Generally, terasi Lombok is priced ranging from IDR 50.000 – IDR 70.000. A very affordable price for those of you who want to bring unique souvenirs!

Kangkung Sticks

Have you ever heard of this food? Kangkung sticks are a typical Lombok snack, which can be used as a souvenir. Different from the others, if usually kale is stir-fried, in Lombok kale is made into kangkung sticks which taste savory. The characteristics of Lombok kangkung which are different from other regions also make this food suitable for you to make as a souvenir.

Kangkung sticks are made from mashed kale mixed with wheat flour and other spices. These kangkung sticks are available at the center of typical Lombok souvenirs which are priced starting from tens of thousands of Rupiah.

Ares Chips

Ares is a typical Lombok food that is usually served during big events in Lombok. Ares Chips is a snack that is widely available in Lombok souvenir centers. Ares chips are made from young banana stems, mixed with flour and eggs. These chips have a unique taste so you can make them a souvenir because bringing ares is quite difficult if you have to travel a long time, so ares chips are the right solution.

Grilled Salted Eggs

Salted eggs are a food that we often find in various restaurants. But, have you ever heard of grilled salted eggs? This food, which is often used as an accompaniment to rawon, is also available in Lombok. Although the famous salted eggs in Indonesia are from Brebes, those from Lombok have a different taste than usual. Because they are grilled, there is a smoky sensation that you can get from this food. The taste is not too salty, suitable for those of you who feel that salted eggs in general are too strong. Suitable for those of you who don’t really like salted eggs, you can try this Lombok-style grilled version of salted eggs. You can also bring your relatives this different salted egg.

You can use these foods as a reference if you come to Lombok. Unique food, of course it will make your relatives happy