The Making Of Lemang

Assalamualaikum

Lemang is a traditional food made of glutinous rice, coconut milk and salt, cooked in a hollowed bamboo stick lined with banana leaves in order to prevent the rice from sticking to the bamboo. It is commonly found in maritime Southeast Asian countries, especially Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.

The bamboo tube containing glutinous rice, salt and coconut milk is placed slightly slanted on a small fire with the opening facing upwards and should be turned regularly in order to make it evenly cooked. It takes about 4 – 5 hours to cook lemang.

Lemang is commonly eaten to mark the end of daily fasting during the annual Muslim holidays of Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha, Lemang is popular in countries such as Brunei, and originated from Malaysia and Indonesia.

The cooking method using a bamboo container is common among several ethnicities including Malays, Minang, Minahasa, Dayak as well as Orang Asli tribes.

Sumber : dari wikipedia

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semasa dalam proses membako lemang ini, sempat aku interview paksu...apakah pantang larang , tips dan petua ....

list down jer senang...

1. firstly semasa mengambil buluh lemang ...dont you ever2 wish @ melangkah buluh tersebut...nanti lemang tak jadi masak...dan akan membuak2..ni kiranya pantang paling beso...

2. kalau boleh, basuh buluh tu dalam sungai...bagi hilang miang buluh tersebut..

3. ambik pucuk daun pisang / daun pisang paling muda...basuhkan dengan air dan lap kering...

4. sukatan beras pulut dan santan seimbang / sama rata barulah lemang masak elok...well done cook

5. semasa membako lemang dont ever2 tinggaikan dia...kena ada orang untuk tengok2 kan..bukan apa takut api besor..habisla hangus...

6. bako lemang tu jangan dekat sangat dengan api...sekurang2 nya jarak 2 kaki...nakkan bara api ...

7. semasa membako, pusing2 kan dia dan lap dengan tuala basah...supaya pembakaran serata..idok ler hangus sebelah... 

okey..you get it...

sekian sahajalah, proses pembakoran lemang ini....



* boleh cuba bako lemang lepas nih..kalau ada berani..selamat mencuba yak... ^---------^



pic taken by nikon d300s & lense 50mm...