Sabah Street Food

5 dishes in Malaysia

5 street foods from Sabah, Malaysia: Hinava, Tuaran Mee, Sinalau Bakas, Bambangan and Tuhau. Each one has its own page with the story behind it and what to look for.

Street foods of Sabah

Kadazan-Dusun Heritage · Citrus-Marinated Fish Hinava It's often mixed with grated seed of the bambangan, a wild mango native to Borneo, which adds a sharp tang to the lime-cured fish. Thin slices of raw Spanish mackerel are tossed with lime or calamansi juice, bird's eye chilli, ginger, and shallots, sometimes with grated wild mango seed folded in for extra tang. It's a… Tuaran Town Specialty · Twice-Cooked Noodles Tuaran Mee The noodles are made with a high proportion of egg and little or no water, which gives them their springy bite and deep yellow color. Handmade egg noodles are fried until crisp, boiled briefly to soften, then stir-fried again with egg, choy sum, and char siu, giving the noodles a springy bite and golden sheen unlike any… Highland Roadside Smokehouse · Smoked Wild Boar Sinalau Bakas The meat is seasoned with nothing more than salt, yet hours of slow wood-smoking alone give it enough flavor that stalls across Sabah's highlands… Wild boar meat is hung and smoked for hours over indirect wood and charcoal fire until deeply cured, then grilled over direct heat to order. Roadside stalls and markets in Sabah's interior… Kadazan-Dusun Pantry Staple · Pickled Wild Mango Bambangan Bambangan is huge by mango standards, often weighing close to a kilogram, and its thick, rough brown skin has to be cut away with a knife to reach… The flesh and grated seed of the bambangan, a large wild mango native to Borneo, are salted and left to ferment into a pungent, sour-savory condiment. Sabah markets sell it in jars… 🫚 Jungle Pickle · Wild Ginger Relish Tuhau Tuhau has a pungent smell that many Sabahans compare to a stink bug, which makes it one of Borneo's most divisive relishes. Tuhau is a relish of wild ginger stem, finely shredded and pickled with vinegar, chili, and lime until sharp and tangy. It's served at meals across Sabah's Kadazan-Dusun communities as an…

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