Festive Sweet · Javanese-Rice Delicacy

Wajid Temburong

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It swaps out the sticky glutinous rice used everywhere else in Brunei for beras Jawa, a rice variety hard to find outside Temburong, giving it a firmer, less chewy bite than wajid made anywhere else in the country — which is exactly why it's also known as wajid Jawa.

Wajid Temburong is rice slow-cooked with coconut milk and sugar reduced to a dark caramel, then pressed and wrapped in nyirik leaf into a neat block. It's less sticky and chewy than the glutinous-rice wajid found elsewhere in Brunei, and comes in flavors like durian, sweet potato, and pumpkin alongside the classic version.

Why it's made this way: Its use of beras Jawa rather than glutinous rice is specific to Temburong, where the variety is grown and remains hard to source elsewhere, making the district's version of this Malay sweet distinct enough to carry its own name.