THE SUGARCANE FLOWER UNCOVERED
Slightly sweet and spongy yet crunchy, the sugarcane flower or locally known as trubuk/telur tebu (sugarcane egg/immature inflorescence) is delectable eaten raw. As robust and well…
AND OTHER TRADITIONAL METHODS OF PRESERVING FOOD
Since time immemorial, different methods of preserving food have existed. The most traditional and natural methods are sun-drying, salting, smoking, pickling and fermenting…
Recipes from the Public
HIS SMALL OBLONG FRUIT USED to be a staple in many local kitchens for sambals, prawn lemak and fish curry, as well as a tamarind substitute and meat tenderiser. In Malay, it is known as Belimbi Buluh (Averrhoa bilimbi), which literally meaning ‘Bamboo Starfruit.’
Awakening of the Sarawak Coffee
THE SARAWAK LIBERICA ENDURED A BAD RAP for a long time, bearing the burden of the misunderstood step-child in a roster shared with the more popular Canephora (Robusta) and Arabica.