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Umai (food)

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Type
  
Dish

Region or state
  
Sarawak

Place of origin
  
Malaysia

Created by
  
Melanau

Main ingredients
  
Fish: (Either Mackerel or Black pomfret) thinly sliced onions, chillies, salt and lime juice

Umai is a traditional native dish for the Melanau people especially for the fishermen in the states of Sarawak. Umai is basically a dish consists of sliced raw fish with mixture of onion, chillies, salt and lime juice.

The Malaysia Book of Records

In 2012, a 170.3 meter umai prepared during Masihkah Kau Ingat carnival in Dalat was certified as the "longest umai" ever prepared.

References

Umai (food) Wikipedia