Ayam Taliwang

Ayam Taliwang is grilled young chicken coated in a fiery red chili paste. Born in Taliwang and beloved across Lombok, it has become a flagship taste of the island.

The heat is the point — balanced by smoke from the grill and often served with plecing kangkung or plain rice to cool the fire.

In Central Lombok, Ayam Taliwang is the dish many visitors remember first: bold, unapologetic, and deeply local.