Lure of Melanau cuisine in Kuching. [Newspaper] (2023)
Abstract
"DAPUR Melanau". The dancing font of the restaurant's signage mirrors precisely the excitement that's welling up inside me. The word Melanau whips me back in time, many, many moons ago when I spent months in the interior of Sarawak shooting a documentary, with a mission to capture, in glorious colours, the traditional wedding customs of the many tribes in the Land of the Hornbills. I remember the Melanau people, or A-Likou, as they were originally called, being riverine dwellers. They could be found scattered along the main tributaries of Sungai Rajang in Central Sarawak. Legend has it that the name Melanau was given by the Malays of Brunei to the inhabitants of the coastal swamp flats and riverbanks, which might signify "coast-dweller".
| Item Type: | Newspaper |
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| Keywords: | Melanau, Cuisine |
| Taxonomy: | By Niche > Ethnology > Melanau (Malaysian People) > Social Life and Customs |
| Local Content Hub: | Niche > Melanau |
| Depositing User: | Normah Sadaiee |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Oct 2023 09:30 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Oct 2023 09:30 |
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