Buan leaves

17 April 2007 85 views 5 Comments

This is “dewu buan” or “buan” leaves. Tried google-ing for its scientific name but can’t find it. I’m sure there’s a scientific name already given by MARDI or the forestry department for this leaves.

What’s so special about buan leaves? It is part of traditional Bidayuh lifestyle. The Bidayuh used dewu buan to wrap steam rice as their lunch pack when they go farming or hunting. In a traditional Bidayuh wedding, guests were seated in rows outside the tanju (verandah) and served with rice already packed in dewu buan.

I think Mardi or FAMA should promote dewu buan for environmental friendly commercial usage such as nasi lemak wrapper etc.

Technorati Tags: Bidayuh Cuisine, daun buan, buan leaves, mardi, fama, jabatan perhutanan, daun nasi bungkus, daun nasi lemak

5 Comments »

shutterbug said:

we still use that in my kampong, as a wrapper.

# 17 April 2007 at 18:24

headsteadi (author) said:

what do you call it in kayan?

# 18 April 2007 at 01:47

shutterbug said:

i myself not clear about that, mate.
hvnt return to my kampong fer 14years already.

# 19 April 2007 at 13:42

Gawai Celebration @ Kuala Lumpur Gawai Dayak Open House 2008 at Restoran Pucuk Ubi, TTDI Plaza » headsteadi.com said:

[...] of the foods served for the night were local Sarawakian delicacies. Rice wrapped in buan leaves, steamed kasam ikan (fermented fish), sago and [...]

# 29 June 2008 at 19:27

Lan Beraya Ngan Ketua Menteri Sarawak » headsteadi.com said:

[...] rice wrapped in buan leaves (sungkoi tungkus, in [...]

# 31 October 2008 at 11:24

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