Betutu is a type of traditional Balinese food. The raw materials are whole ducks and chickens. The word betutu comes from the word tunu which means grilled and is coupled with the word be which means meat. Based on the description, betutu means grilled meat. Betutu chicken is a type of side dish made from cleaned chicken meat and then covered with Balinese spices known as base genep on the entire surface of the chicken meat and partially inserted into the stomach. The seasoned chicken meat is then boiled or grilled immediately to produce a distinctive aroma. The distinctive aroma that arises is caused by heating which causes water and short-chain meat fat to evaporate too. The more steam that is produced, the stronger and more delicious the aroma will be. According to Balinese tradition, betutu chicken is usually served during traditional ceremonies such as odalan, otonan, or marriage.
The ingredients used to make chicken betutu consist of one chicken that has been cleaned inside, genep seasoning, fragrance, salt, and coconut oil.
Genep base or genep seasoning itself is a typical Balinese spice consisting of shallots, kencur, hazelnut, garlic, turmeric, galangal, ginger, laos, cayenne pepper, lemongrass, brown sugar, shrimp paste, lime leaves, bay leaves, and coconut oil. .
While the fragrance spices consist of black pepper, white pepper, cloves, nutmeg, tabia bun, coriander, hazelnut, incense, jangu, bangle, and kaffir lime peel.
