....Ambuyat....

AMBUYAT... Strange name right..???? But believe it or not, it is an unique food from Sabah..It's very famous among bisaya people of klias peninsular.Bisaya is one of races that live in Sabah...

Now let me explain more about ambuyat.....

Ambuyat, is a gluey "porridge" with sago starch. It's using a pair of chopsticks cut from the rib of the sago palm to twirl it up into a sticky mass for dunking in a tasty sauce. Take a look on the picture on the right side... Its look sticky right..??? But the taste isn't as stick as its look..

Eventhought it is Bisaya tradisional food, but other races also can enjoy this food...

For example,The murut or " hill people " living in Sabah 's interior, make a subtance similar to Ambuyat, grating and washing the starch out of topioca roots rather than the sago palm. Both boiled tapioca and sago starch are enjoyed on occasion by various kadazan dusun peoples , although rice - particularly hill rice grown on the slopes of the crocker range - remains the number one favourite... As it is delicious, Ambuyat also famous at Sarawak especially among the melanau people . It is because they are like sago very much too.The Ambuyat is suitable as a snack, breakfast, tea-time or even supper. This special food, can be find at  "Tamu" markets or street markets in Sabah... Thats all for today...