Traditional dishes hold significant economic value, says assemblyman

Chukpai (centre) and his wife Cyntia Serah Emang, on his left, help themselves to the local dishes on display at one of the booths.SUNGAI ASAP (April 27): Many traditional dishes hold significant economic value.In stating this, Murum assemblyman Kennedy Chukpai Ugon commended the organiser of a food festival for highlighting Sarawak’s culinary heritage through this platform.

He made these remarks while officiating at the ‘Kenyah Uma Baha Traditional Food Festival’ at Lamin Adet Bangen Kimet Hall, in Uma Baha Apau Koyan, last Saturday.“Congratulations to the women’s bureau of the Uma Baha Apau Koyan, its JKKK (village security and development committee) and all those involved in hosting this trailblazing festival.“The festival aims to celebrate and safeguard the culinary heritage of the Kenyah community, particularly the Uma Baha ethnic group, ensuring that traditional dishes are preserved and passed down to younger generations.



“It also serves as a tribute to and a preservation effort for the recipes created by our ancestors,” said Chukpai.He also hoped that the event would inspire women, and also the younger generation, to confidently showcase traditional dishes, emphasising their unique flavours and cultural significance.Among those present at the event local community leader Pemanca Tony Kulleh, organising chairperson Christina Lep Apui, Uma Baha Apau Koyan women’s bureau chief Linda Tuban, as well as local councillors and representatives from Sarawak Energy Berhad (Bakun HEP).

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