Free lemang at CATS FM on Apr 8
KUCHING: Motorists will be given free lemang at the CATS FM building on Monday (Apr 8). In conjunction with the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration, the radio station will offer free lemang via a drive-thru at its building at Demak Road starting at 4 pm. Only cars and motorcycles will be allowed to use the drive-thru […]
Keeping tradition alive with new lemang cooking technique
BY BALKISH AWANG KUALA LUMPUR: As one of Malaysia’s signature heritage delicacies, the traditional lemang is undoubtedly a must-have on the menu for Muslims who will be celebrating Hari Raya Aidiladha this Thursday. The traditional dish – a combination of glutinous rice, coconut milk and salt – is cooked in a hollow bamboo pole carefully […]
Lemang seller arrested for assaulting man over uncooked delicacy
MELAKA: A lemang seller was arrested for assaulting a buyer, who claimed that he had bought lemang which was not properly cooked, in an incident at a roadside stall on Jalan Bukit Beruang Utama, near a petrol station, here on Friday. Melaka Tengah district police chief, ACP Christopher Patit, said that, in the 8 pm […]
High demand for bamboo tubes
MUKAH: Hollowed bamboo tubes were in high demand here in the last few days as Muslims prepared to celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri. The bamboo tubes were mainly used to cook lemang (glutinous rice laced with coconut milk and a bit of salt) over open fires. During Raya, lemang is usually eaten with chicken curry or […]
Easing M’sians’ homesickness
BANGKOK: Amid the Covid-19 pandemic and limited flight slots to travel home, many Malaysians overseas have no choice but to celebrate Hari Raya Aidiladha abroad. For many, this means not only having to miss out on the festive atmosphere of Hari Raya Aidiladha, but also the two must-have Raya dishes — lemang and rendang. Luckily […]
Lemang: a must-have delicacy
MUKAH: Glutinous rice cooked in bamboo, popularly known as lemang locally, is a must on the menu during Hari Raya Aidilfitri. It is one of the items on the menu for guests, along with chicken and beef curry or chicken and beef rendang — not only during Aidilfitri, but also Gawai Dayak and Christmas as […]
‘Lemang’ still available despite Covid-19
KUCHING: Although Hari Raya Aidilfitri is celebrated this year in what has been called the new normal brought about by the onslaught of the Covid-19 pandemic, the making and eating of ‘lemang’ (glutinous rice wrapped in banana leaves and cooked in bamboo) continues as if nothing untoward has happened. For Mohd Nurhakim Mohd Hashim and […]
