Blogs Posts on "Jungle Food"
Palm heart or ‘Umbut’ as jungle food; Lessons from a Sarawak jungle trip by My rainforest adventures on Oct 21, 2009Our guides harvested the palm heart for the group’s dinner I have heard a lot about harvesting the heart of palm, locally known as ‘Umbut’ as jungle food. This umbut has often been listed as one of the survival food in the jungle. In my years o...
Sweet tasting Lembeh (Curculigo); Jungle plant food by My rainforest adventures on Jul 24, 2009An Orang Asal guide once told me that jungle plant Lembeh (the Curculigo species) bears fruits that once eaten will make plain water taste sweet (through drinking) for hours later on. I did not have the opportunity to taste the Lembeh fruits back...
Tapping water from wild bamboo by My rainforest adventures on Jul 7, 2009“Bamboo is another sure source of drinking water in the jungle”…well, that’s what people say anyway. So, we decided to give it a go to see how true it is during a recent walk in the jungle. We found an area along a river that...
Enjoying fish in the jungle; Part II by My rainforest adventures on Apr 3, 2009Fish never tasted better! Jungle cooked fishes are the best...
Cooking fish in the jungle; the Orang Asli way- Part I by My rainforest adventures on Mar 31, 2009Jungle cooking in Malaysia during a fishing trip with an Orang Asli guide. The fish we just caught ended up as lunch. Our guide handled the whole process so efficiently. It was a really good experience.
Community cooking at an Orang Asli village by My rainforest adventures on Mar 26, 2009Coming together on big occasions and helping each other out seems to be a norm in most small, tightly knit communities. Such is the case of one particular Orang Asli in the Bera region in the state of Pahang. I was fortunate to be part of a nature t...
Lake fishing in Malaysia by My rainforest adventures on Mar 14, 2009An impromptu lake fishing trip turned out to be very satisfying for Meun and Keong in Pahang, Malaysia...
Buah Jering & evil spirit talisman from Slim River by My rainforest adventures on Feb 26, 2009I bought a plate of Buah Jering (Pithecellobium jiringa) from the Slim River wet market (LINK) on my way to Tibang waterfall (LINK). Mind you, this is no ordinary Buah Jering. These few fruits have been planted in the ground till they grow shoots, wh...
The traditional ways of the lake people by My rainforest adventures on Jan 31, 2009I had the opportunity to witness and experience first hand some of the traditional ways of the Semelai people during one of my recent rainforest adventures. I have always been intrigued by how aborigines (Orang Asal) co-exist with the natural world a...
A natural freshwater lake of Malaysia; a journey back in time…Part1 by My rainforest adventures on Jan 21, 2009Joining two enthusiastic friends, I recently visited a tranquil and almost hypnotic inland natural freshwater lake in the state of Pahang. Unlike the man made Tasik Kenyir in Terengganu, my experience at this natural freshwater lake gave me an insigh...
