Lawar (food)

Lawar is a dish created from a mixture of vegetables, coconut and minced meat mixed with rich herbs and spices, originating from Bali, Indonesia. This dish is easily found in restaurants and warungs in Bali. Some types of lawar usually add the meat blood mixed with spices to add taste. Lawar spoils easily should be consumed immediately; it is usually good for half a day before going bad.

Lawar is named according to its ingredients, for example lawar mixed with pork is called lawar babi (pork lawar). Lawar which uses young jackfruit is called lawar nangka. Sometimes lawar is named according to its color: lawar merah (red lawar) and lawar putih (white lawar). Lawar padamare is the type of combination of several types of lawars. Lawar is served with steamed rice and other meat dish such as babi guling (roasted suckling pork).

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Lawar

Lawar is a town and a nagar panchayat in Meerut district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Lawar had a population of 18,050. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Lawar has an average literacy rate of 45%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 55%, and female literacy is 34%. In Lawar, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.

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