Sample Melanau famous exotic food Lelamas!
MUKAH: The famous exotic food among the Melanau community is not only the reed caterpillar or better known as Si’et among the community here, but another type of edible leaf caterpillar called ‘Lelamas’. It is a type of exotic food that is also very popular in among the Melanau community either in Mukah or in […]
Mukah folk flock to wet market for umai fix
KUCHING: Umai, a traditional exotic native dish of the Melanau, is popular not only in Mukah – home to the Melanau community – but also statewide. At times demand can outstrip supply but at the moment supply is considered normal even though the popular ikan empirang used to prepare the dish is said to be […]
Sago and forest grubs, anyone?
MUKAH: Sago grubs, locally known as se’iet and forest grubs, known as lelamas are among some of highly sought Melanau exotic delicacies. Sago grubs are found in rotting sago pith and sago stumps. They can also be easily found on sago farms after the logs have been harvested. For the last one or two decades, […]
Replant nyatoh to restore forest ecosystem
MUKAH: Tellian assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo suggested that certain timber species such as ‘nyatoh’ need to be replanted here to replenish the stock and restore the forest ecosystem while providing a habitat for edible worms – lelamas. The tree (benyatok in Melanau) itself has dual benefits – provides a habitat for lelamas, a Melanau exotic food […]
