Blogs Posts on "Umbut"

Harvesting jungle survival food by the Penans of Sarawak by My rainforest adventures on Oct 25, 2009This is a video on how the Penans of Sarawak harvest the ‘Umbut’ or ‘heart’ of a type of palm tree. The natives of Sarawak has relied on the jungle for food, shelter and almost everything they need to survive. I am fortunate t...

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...