Umai (food): Difference between revisions

| image = Umai, a Melanau dish.jpg

| caption = A bowl of ''Umai'' ready to be eaten.

| main_ingredient = [[Fish as food|Fish]]: <small>(Either [[Setipinna taty|scaly hairfin anchovy]], [[Mackerel as food|mackerel]] or [[Pomfret|Blackblack pomfret]])</small> <br> [[onion|thinly sliced onions]], [[chillies]], [[Edible salt|salt]] and [[lime juice]]

'''Umai''' is a popular traditional native [[dish (food)|dish]] of the [[Melanau people]] in [[Sarawak]], [[Malaysia]].<ref>{{cite, web|url=http://www.asiatravelguideonline.com/malaysia/sarawak.php|title=Sarawakwhich (Umai)|publisher=Asiais Travelusually Guide|accessdate=27eaten Augustby 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://kualifishermen.com/news/story.aspx?file=/2011/6/6/ku_eatingout/20110605205735|title=Authentic dishes from Sarawak|publisher=Kuali.com|date=6 June 2011|accessdate=27 August 2013}}</ref> ''Umai'' is a dish of sliced raw fish with a mixture of onions, chillies, vinegar, salt and lime juice.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.melanaubloggerkuali.com/2010recipe/05sarawakian-umai/umai-makanan-etnik-melanau.html|title=Sarawakian Umai Makanan Etnik Melanau|publisher=melanaublogger.comKuali|date=May23 2010June 2014|accessdateaccess-date=188 July 20142017}}</ref>

In 2012, a 170.3 meter ''umai'' prepared during 'Masihkah Kau Ingat' carnival in [[Dalat, Sarawak|Dalat]] was certified as the "longest umai" ever prepared.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/11/13/longest-umai-enters-msia-book-of-records/|title=Longest ‘umai’'umai' enters M’siaM'sia Book of Records|publisher=The Borneo Post|date=13 November 2012|accessdateaccess-date=18 July 2014}}</ref>