Sarawakian Local Delights :Tapai/tapeh

The simpor leaves are very useful.

The Kedayans and Malays use the leaves a lot.

Today the Kedayan and Malay women sell sweet fermented glutinous rice wrapped in simpor leaves.

Tapeh or sweet fermented glutinous rice is actually sweet rice fermented with locally made yeast or ragi. Left to ferment for two days, before the rice and yeast combination becomes alcoholic on the third or fourth day, the tapeh is a popular "dessert" or snack.

A friend told me not long ago that female cats which are fed with tapeh become sterilized. Would you like to try it on your kitten? That would save you more than 200 ringgit.