THE LOCAL FOODS AT SABAH

Pinaasakan

Pinaasakan is a special traditional dish of Kadazan-Dusun of Sabah;  the contents are mainly fish (ikan basung).To make the dish, the ikan basung is to be heated to boil (added ingredients include a little bit of other seasoning ingredients like salt, seasoning powder etc) till it is dry.  It is flavoured with takob-akob, a sour fruit.  I personally think this particular fruit is one that makes the taste so unique!


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Bosou

Bosou is a signature dish for KadazanDusun. There are various types of bosou such as bosou Sada (preserved fish), bosou nangko (preserved jack fruit), mix vegetables bosou (preserved mix vege) and many more. The smell is strong, yet the taste is uniquely delicious. In the past, it has become a practice by postnatal mother to eat bosou because it's believed can increase the production of breast milk (should be heated first with a little water and some ginger). Current generations are more creative, they have different ways to consume bosou to suit it with their tastes. Some may stir-fry it with onions, red chillies, sabahan white chillies, tuhau and any other ingredients. Some even eat it with western food like spaghetti. Usually it is served as a side dish.

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Sup manuk lihing

Manuk soup Lihing or better known as "Chicken Soup Lihing 'in Bahasa Melayu is a traditional dish special for tribal Kadazan-Dusun , Sabah. Materials required are a chicken village, blackstrap better known 'Lihing "among the Kadazandusun and sliced ​​ginger. How to prepare, boiled chicken meat that has been cut by half a cup lihing, sliced ​​ginger, salt and seasoning powder. Let it boil until the meat is tender chicken right before serving. By tradition the Kadazan-Dusun, the food is very suitable for women who had just delivered. Most of the food tradition of the Kadazandusun today can be found in a number of specific common restaurant cooking the local population. Uniqueness and diversity of traditional food which was introduced by the local community Sabah today is one more privilege in this land below the wind

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