Type | Porridge |
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Course | Main course |
Place of origin | Indonesia[1] |
Region or state | Sambas[2] and Sarawak[3] |
Created by | Malays |
Serving temperature | Hot |
Main ingredients | For bumbu: Garlic, ginger, shallots, onions, dried chilli, turmeric, lemon grass, galangal and grated coconut[4] For bubur: Carrots, potatoes, leafy greens, mushrooms, bean curd, bamboo shoots, turmeric leaves, long beans, dried shrimp and meat are added along with seasoning[4] |
Bubur pedas (Jawi: بوبور ڤدس) is a traditional porridge dish for the Malays both in Sambas, West Kalimantan (Indonesia)[2] and Sarawak (Malaysia).[3] It is usually served during Ramadan after the Muslim ending their fast on the iftar time.[5]
In Sarawak, hot porridge or bubur pedas, that is the traditional food of the Malays is known to have been originated from Sambas and later it was adapted to be the food of the Sarawak Malays. The same can be said of the kek lapis Sarawak or the Sarawak 'layered cake'. The form in which such food come into being indicated the socio cultural and economic evolvement during the traditional era which is nurtured until today[permanent dead link]