Tapai Sabah

TAPAI, SABAH'S MOST POPULAR DRINK 

       Tapai is well-known in sabah as a traditional drink. Most of Sabahan people drink Tapai during special occasions, Pesta Kaamatan.
What is Tapai?
         Most of people don't know about Tapai. Here are some explanations about it. Tapai is actually made from fermented rice. It was fermented for about 3 months or more. Usually they use brown rice as the main ingredient. Moreover, yeast is also needed in making it. Tapai is incredibly popular among Sabahan people.

         It tastes sour and sweet. Sometimes, people thought that it gave bad effect to our body. But, Tapai is act1ually give beneficial to our body. A study had been conducted by a group of researchers about this Tapai. They have found that Tapai can help in prevent cancer because it contains many bacteriocin. A preliminary study conducted by a group of experts at Universiti Putra Malaysia(UPM) found out that bacteriosin is a type of protein that produced through fermentation process-positive anticancer activity.


              Dr. Latifah, UPM lecturer said although bacteriocin was identified as a positive response to promote anticancer activity, this did not have the potential to cure disease. The study is continued by his colleague, Prof. Dr. Foo Hooi Ling. He had successfully extracts the bacteriocin from tapai ubi.

            In a nutshell, the Tapai is actually give benefit to human body. It cannot be denied anymore. In addition, the making of Tapai is not that hard and it only take 10-15 minutes for the preparation. But, the fermentation process took a long time. Even though, it has to wait for a long time, but it is very fortunate to be waited.

     This is tajau. The place for making Tapai. It was used for generations. It is one of Sabah hereditary goods.

The picture above shows Tapai in a Tajau. It is made using brown rice. It is really popular among the Sabahan.

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