Moments of savouring special tuak flavours

By Jacintha Jolene & Jasmine Badun To most people in the state when Gawai comes around, the distinctive Dayak rice wine tuak comes to mind. Many know that tuak is served to welcome guests at a longhouse’s Gawai feast such as Gawai Dayak. And many are savouring its special flavour, thereby making the rice wine […]

Sarawakian identity through layers of cake

BY NEVILLE TIMOTHY SANDERS To describe kek lapis or Sarawak layer cake as an iconic Sarawakian dessert may not do it enough justice — it has become part of the Sarawakian identity. It is served not only during festive seasons such as Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Gawai and Christmas, but can be purchased all year long. […]

UiTM graduate turns bitter gourd into chips to reduce food waste

By Noornasrin Salsabila Othman A Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) graduate here has come up with a creative way to prevent the bitter gourds cultivated by her husband from going to waste by turning them into crispy chips infused with a variety of flavours. Aina Fatini Md Rizan, 24, said she came up with the idea […]