A 200-year tradition of steaming Jelai River wild fish in tempoyak
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- Azmi Steam Fish restaurant in Lipis, Pahang, is known for dishes made with wild fish from the Sungai Jelai.
- The meals use asam tempoyak and draw on a local culinary tradition described as 200 years old.
Azmi Steam Fish has become well known for its dishes featuring wild fish from the Sungai Jelai in Lipis, Pahang.
The restaurant prepares the fish with a mixture of asam tempoyak, a fermented durian-based ingredient associated with local cuisine. The dishes include patin buah, tenggalan, baung, kelah and kenerak.
The restaurant describes the food as part of a local heritage dating back 200 years.
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Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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