Sample Melanau famous exotic food Lelamas! [Newspaper] (2023)
Abstract
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 Dalat. All of these food items are traditional food passed down from generation to generation from the ancestors of the Melanau community. The Lelamas caterpillar is a type of caterpillar that can only be found in tropical rainforests. In the Mukah Division, the most popular area with the presence of Lelamas is the forest area of village Balan, Kampung Sungai Kut, Hulu Tellian, Dalat and several other areas in the district. Among the areas that are usually focused on are the areas of Sungai Betei, Sungai Udut, Sungai Bunut, Ulu Sungai Tellian and several other rivers where the forest area still grows Nyatoh wood. However, this Lelamas caterpillar is not the same as the reed caterpillar (Si’et). Thatch caterpillars are available or in other words easy to get because if there is thatch that has already been cut down and only wait four to six weeks to get Si’et.
| Item Type: | Newspaper |
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| Keywords: | Melanau community, Exotic food, Si’et, Reed caterpillar |
| Taxonomy: | By Niche > Ethnology > Melanau (Malaysian People) > Social Life and Customs |
| Local Content Hub: | Niche > Melanau |
| Depositing User: | Jamil Jawi |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Jan 2024 08:21 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jan 2024 08:21 |
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