Ambuyat a.k.a Nantung

Finally, after years of cravings...:p

went to my grandmother house...apparently, my cousin, like me, also had been craving for ambuyat a.k.a nantung....

*picture courtesy of Stoney M*

If you're wondering what ambuyat is....err...i dont know about its history....but when I googled it...it is actually a traditional dish of the bisaya brunei ethnic. ;p...yeap this is new info for me...

No. 5 is the so-called ambuyat....or also known by the local here as 'Nantung'...

It has a sticky texture......almost like glue porridge except that its not glue ;p...ambuyat is made from sago rumbia...

U can buy sago rumbia in ur local pasar/tamu...usually it will be in a seethrough plastic...and the sago will be compressed and looks like below picture...

(picture not mine)

The locals here always prepare ambuyat and served it with sour fish soup + EXTRA HOT CHILLY SAMBAL with Belacan(shrimp paste)....

hmm...

Since it was my cousin who prepared the dishes, I didnt take any pictures, so I will most probably do this in the future for my blog... ;p...

p.s. just for your curiosity about the numbered picture....No. 1 is EXTRA hot chilli sambal with belacan...while No.2 is Seaweed ....dip with No.4 (Chillies with alot of Lime juice)....and No.3. Sour fish soup...

and that was our dinner...