May is always a busy month for the Dayak community for one obvious reason – in preparation for the most anticipated Gawai Dayak (Hari Gawai). While the festival is officially celebrated on the 1st and 2nd of June every year, the preparation that goes into it can be enormous.
Food is a mainstay for any celebration
In celebration of the annual, biggest festival, traditional dishes cooked with love (air tangan) take centre stage. For those who ‘balik kampung’ to celebrate Gawai Dayak with their loved ones, food would be the main draw. This is simply because food is a universal language itself. It cuts across all ages and backgrounds. It brightens up the atmosphere and creates sweet memories.
Let’s shine our spotlight on Ayam Pansuh
Talking about Ayam Pansuh, the ‘air tangan’ of someone special beckons.
Affectionately known as ‘Manok Pansuh’ or ‘Syok Tanok Darum Bu-uruk’ in Iban and Bidayuh languages respectively, the main-course dish involves cooking chicken meat in a bamboo stalk filled with water and seasonings, and covered with tapioca leaves from the cassava plant, which can later be eaten together with the cooked chicken.
While Ayam Pansuh is today a popular dish among Sarawakians, for tourists, a trip to the Land of Hornbills (Bumi Kenyalang) would only be complete, having tasted this cuisine.
Celebrate with the flavours of Lee Kum Kee
Key to the preparation of Ayam Pansuh is seasoning and marinating. By marrying different ingredients together, it creates a balanced and savoury dish with deep flavours to thrill our taste buds.
Lee Kum Kee has an encompassing array of sauces to help elevate the natural flavours of your cooking, making it delightful to our palates. These sauces are suitable for marinating, seasoning, stir-frying and dipping, it is easy and convenient to use to enhance the natural flavours of your dishes!
Lee Kum Kee’s Panda Brand Oyster Sauce, Selected Light Soy Sauce and Selected Dark Soy Sauce – are three exciting sauces to make your Ayam Pansuh even more flavourful through marinating and seasoning.
If you are preparing fish or other types of seafood, you might opt for the Seasoned Soy Sauce For Seafood and Hoisin Sauce. For grilling, Oriental BBQ Sauce is an excellent choice.
Celebrate this Gawai festival with the flavours of Lee Kum Kee!
Celebrate and win great prizes
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Just purchase any Lee Kum Kee products worth RM10 and above in a single-receipt transaction, write your full name and MyKad number on the original receipt, scan the given QR code or submit a clear photo of the completed receipt to 014-3758106.
Contest closing is 30th June 2024.
Let’s celebrate together!
With Gawai Dayak gaining momentum, whether you love to cook or eat, Lee Kum Kee is always there to create delicious moments on any occasion!
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