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         Asaalamualaikum and selamat sejahtera for all bloggers..My name is Putri Atikasari..This blog is all about my state at Mukah , Sarawak..

It's all about the culture , events , food and exciting place at Mukah..

Mukah is one of the most exciting place in Sarawak..
After all of you read this blog..i hope that you're gonna enjoy it and give you the impormation about Mukah of course..
Enjoy it ^_^

THE YUMMY SAGO WORM IN MUKAH , SARAWAK

 


" ULAT SAGU " IN MUKAH

Sago worm is the larvae of a bug species called rhynchophorus ferrugineus(read the complete wikipedia article).

According to wikipedia, the larvae can excavate holes in the trunk of palm trees up to a metre long, thereby weakening and eventually killing the host plant. As a result, the larvae is considered a major pest in palm plantations, including the coconut palm, date palm and oil palm. (and Sago palm in Sarawak)

Yesterday I saw a friend post pictures of the much sought after delicacy in Sarawak and that got me salivating for my dose of ulat sagu (sago worm) dish..

HERE'S IS THE WAY HOW TO FRIED THE SAGO WORM..ENJOY IT ^_^

HOW TO FRIED THE SAGO'S WORM..YUMMY !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkHHKlFelCY

MELANAU TALLHOUSE IN MUKAH ,SARAWAK

MELANAU MUKAH LONGHOUSE

The Melanau people make up 5.8% of Sarawak 's population, mostly living in the central coastal region. The Malanaus used to live close to sea and as a result were exposed to many pirate attacks, hence they built sturdy houses some 40ft above ground. Sago is the staple diet of these people, unlike other natives who lived on rice. Originally grown wild, the sago palm was later cultivated by the Melanaus. The process of making sago flour can be seen at the Melanau tallhouse at the cultural centre. Visitors may also savour some of the sago delights that are produced there.

Although most Melanaus are now Muslims or Christians, their forefathers' religion was Liko, which means 'people of the river'. The religion advocated that life and environment are one and believed in the spritual world. The Melanaus used effigies of sickness spirits in healing processes called berbavoh and beravun.

     

  

                                                                                           

         

MELANAU PEOPLE

DIVISION OF MELANAU CULTURE

Grouping-wise, the Melanaus can be classified into the followings;

• Melanau Mukah
• Melanau Dalat
• Melanau Oya
• Melanau Matu-Daro
• Melanau Belawai-Rajang
• Melanau Rejang
• Melanau Balingian, and
• Melanau Miri.

The largest being the Matu-Daro group. Each group has its own characteristic dialect but they all share the same cultural and lingual background (Exception would be the Melanau Bintulu dialect which can hardly be understood by the rest. Many linguists feel that it hardly fits into the Melanau language grouping). The Melanau languages have been divided in the following eleven dilects: 1)Mukah, 2)Balingian, 3)Oya, 4)Dalat, 5)Matu-Daro, 6)Rajang, 7)Kanowit, 8)Sibu, 9)Bintulu, 10)Seru and 11)Tanjong.^[2]

Another Melanau group worth mentioning and inclusion is the Melanau Igan. They live in kampungs by Igan River (example : Kampung Skrang, Kampung Tengah, Kampung Hilir.) that borders the Mukah - (Matu-Daro) district. The main language is Melanau. However some speak local Malay dialect. This group of Melanau is probably all Muslims. They mainly adopt the Malay culture even though some of the Melanau cultures are still being maintained.It's believed that this group was originally Malays who settled in the area. However, mixed intermarriages with the Melanaus over generations produced new generations who considered themselves Melanaus.

Similar to the Igan Melanaus ancestral beginnings, many Melanaus who had migrated to different areas in Sarawak experienced the same transformation. A group of Matu Melanaus settled in Bintawa area in Kuching after World War 2. However their offsprings, even though mostly Melanaus by blood, normally do not speak the language. They are considered as Malays. However as a point of interest, the new secondary school built in Bintawa Kuching in 2007 is named SMK Matu Baru. Many areas in Kuching notably Petra Jaya, Lundu and Santubong do have a significant Melanau population. Miri the oil town, Bintulu the gas town, Sibu the riverine town are also places where there is a significant Melanau population. However the 'Bin' which mean "son of" and 'Binti', meaning "daughter of" factors in all their names (be they are Muslim, Christian or "Likou") had probably confused the census workers (read the following paragraph). One of the reasons the Muslim Melanau 'migrated' to become Malay is that during the registration of birth of the newborns, they will automatically being assumed as Malay if the parents don't inform the Birth&Death Registration officer of their racial preference .