Linopot

Linopot
Linopot (left) served with tuhau sambal (right) in Sabah, Malaysia
Type
Place of originMalaysia
Region or stateEast Malaysia (Sabah)[1][2]
Associated cuisineSabahan cuisine
Created by
Main ingredientsHill rice (Sabah heirloom rice) or sticky rice, yam, cassava, or sweet potato

Linopot is a rice dish among the indigenous Kadazan-Dusun, Murut and Rungus of Sabah, Malaysia, commonly prepared using hill rice or sticky rice wrapped in either doringin (terminalia catappa), tarap (artocarpus odoratissimus) or banana leaves.[1][3] Popular through the celebration of Kaamatan, the dish is also available through most of Sabah's coffeehouses and restaurants serving traditional foods.[1][4][5]

Origin and background

The dish is considered a special traditional food among Sabah's Dusunic and Murutic indigenous peoples.[5][6][7] A different versions of linopot exist within the two tribes.[8] In the Kadazan-Dusun language, linopot means "tightly wrapped", referring to rice that is neatly wrapped.[7] In the past, the dish was commonly made into practical and easy-to-carry food supplies when indigenous farmers worked in the fields, hunted, or travelled deep into the forest.[7] In traditional preparation, hill paddy is the mostly used for the making, where it can be mixed with other starchy crops such as yam, to create different types of rice.[9] Some of the examples are:

Preparation

Rice (usually from upland rice) or sticky rice is mixed or pounded with ingredients such as cassava, yam, purple sweet potato, or sweet pumpkin while still hot, then wrapped neatly using natural leaves such as tarap leaves, banana leaves, or doringin leaves.[3] Other leaves that can be used as wrapper including the kobu/nyirik (phacelophrynium maximum), tintap (dillenia suffruticosa), longkobung (Macaranga tanarius), and toropoi, each of which has its own aroma.[6][10] The rice are further served usually with any fish, meat, chicken, salted eggs or other traditional dishes such as tuhau sambal, hinava, bambangan (mangifera pajang), and sinalau meats.[6]

  • Linopot wrapped in leaves
    Linopot wrapped in leaves
  • The dish served with white sticky rice
    The dish served with white sticky rice
  • The dish served with other traditional Kadazan-Dusun foods
    The dish served with other traditional Kadazan-Dusun foods
  • Linopot served during a cultural food festive
    Linopot served during a cultural food festive

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Miwil, Olivia (14 January 2024). "Traditional Sabahan dish Linopot now a hit among tourists". New Straits Times (Business Times ed.). Archived from the original on 3 June 2026. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  2. ^ 'Linopot' makanan tradisi jadi jambatan satukan masyaraka ['Linopot', a traditional food, becomes a bridge to unite the community] (media). Astro Awani (in Malay) (Awani Borneo ed.). Sabah, Malaysia. 2026. 3:59 minutes in. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  3. ^ a b Durai, Abirami (31 May 2026). "The food culture behind Sabah and Sarawak's Kaamatan and Hari Gawai celebrations". The Star. Archived from the original on 3 June 2026. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  4. ^ "Gold for Pacific Sutera chefs' 'linopot' dish". Daily Express. 5 February 2024. Archived from the original on 3 June 2026. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  5. ^ a b "Linopot, a staple of the Kadazan-Dusun cuisine". Sabahnites. 21 July 2021. Archived from the original on 3 June 2026. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  6. ^ a b c Bulka, Fauzrina; Jumat, Azman (23 February 2019). "Linopot, Seni Kulinari Etnik Momogun Dusun Yang Tidak Dilupakan" [Linopot, the Unforgettable Culinary Art of Momogun Dusun Ethnicity]. MalaysiaAktif (in Malay). Archived from the original on 18 May 2026. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  7. ^ a b c "NASI BUNGKUS 'LINOPOT'" [WRAPPED RICE 'LINOPOT']. National Department for Culture and Arts, Malaysia (in Malay). Archived from the original on 28 May 2026. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  8. ^ Regis & Baptist 2012, p. 166.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g Murphy (15 December 2024). "Linopot, the Traditional Leaf-wrapped Rice of Sabah". MySabah.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2026. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  10. ^ Susanna Tati, Kathirina (26 October 2025). "Linopot Odu Glasia". Utusan Borneo (in Malay). Retrieved 3 June 2026 – via PressReader.

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