Umai (food)

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Umai
Umai, a Melanau dish.jpg
A bowl of Umai ready to be eaten.
Type Dish
Place of origin Malaysia
Region or state Sarawak
Created by Melanau
Main ingredients Fish: (Either scaly hairfin anchovy, mackerel or black pomfret)
thinly sliced onions, chillies, salt and lime juice

Umai is a popular traditional native dish of the Melanau people in Sarawak, Malaysia, which is usually eaten by fishermen. Umai is a dish of sliced raw fish with a mixture of onions, chillies, vinegar, salt and lime juice. [1]

Contents

The Malaysia Book of Records

In 2012, a 170.3 metre umai prepared during 'Masihkah Kau Ingat' carnival in Dalat was certified as the "longest umai" ever prepared. [2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sarawakian Umai". Kuali. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Longest 'umai' enters M'sia Book of Records". The Borneo Post. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2014.


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