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Pinjaram

Pinjaram, also known as penjaram, penyaram, kuih amik, kuih UFO, kuih telinga tikus or kuih cucur jawa is a traditional kuih for the Bajau/Iranun, Bruneian Malay people in Brunei and in the West Coast Division of Sabah,[1][5][6][7] as well as for the Melanau in the Mukah Division of Sarawak and northern Malay people in Kedah of Malaysia.[4][8]

Pinjaram is made of rice flour, corn flour, coconut milk, sugar, and cooking oil, with some creators use pandan-flavoured sugar instead of the normal sugar to produce a more tantalising aroma.[7] In Sabah, there is three flavours and colours of pinjaram: the original-flavoured (yellow), pandan-flavoured (green) and brown sugar-flavoured (dark brown).[9] A chocolate variant of pinjaram is also available.[10] It is usually served during tea-time or for religious or cultural celebrations and can be found sold at most tamu (weekly market) in the region.[7][11][12] In Sarawak, the penyaram made by Melanau community use a type of Sarawak palm sugar called apong sugar (gula apong).[8]

In neighbouring Indonesia, there is an identical kue called pinyaram found in street stalls and warung in the country although its size is smaller than the most pinjaram in Malaysia.[13] Despite pinjaram is being named by the northern Malay people in Kedah of West Malaysia as kuih cucur jawa, the origin of the name has nothing to do with Javanese or Indonesian people similar like the naming of bandung drink, bandung noodle (mee bandung) as well as the Filipino Java rice.[4]

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References

  1. ^ a b Amat, Asmiaty; Abdul Samad, Lokman; Uziah Harapan, Dayang (2019). "PENGARUH BUDAYA DALAM ANTUKA MASYARAKAT IRANUN DI DAERAH KOTA BELUD" [THE INFLUENCE OF CULTURE IN RIDDLES AMONG THE KOTA BELUD IRANUN COMMUNITY]. Jurnal Komunikasi Borneo (in Malay). 7: 51. eISSN 2289-859X.
  2. ^ "Pinjaram". Sabah Tourism. Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  3. ^ Pilo, Wilfred (19 January 2024). "Try Cinde's UFO-shaped 'kuih pinjaram' at Tung Kuan Food Court in Kuching". Dayak Daily. Archived from the original on 8 April 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  4. ^ a b c Hasan, Nurul Humaira. "Kuih Cucur Jawa: Popular Snack of the Northern People". Munch Malaysia. Archived from the original on 10 April 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Kebudayaan (Brunei)" [Culture (Brunei)]. Papar District Office (in Malay). Archived from the original on 26 October 2004. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  6. ^ Abd. Latip Talib (2006). Beraraklah awan pilu [The clouds are marching] (in Malay). Utusan Publications. p. 127. ISBN 978-967-61-1899-8. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  7. ^ a b c "Kuih Cincin and Kuih Pinjaram". New Sabah Times. Archived from the original on 31 March 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  8. ^ a b Salleh, Norhuda; Norazila Inai, Noor; Maulana Magiman, Mohamad (2021). "RITUAL SERARANG: ANALISIS HIDANGAN MAKANAN SEBAGAI SIMBOL KOMUNIKASI BUKAN LISAN MASYARAKAT MELANAU LIKOW DI DALAT, SARAWAK" [SERARANG RITUAL: ANALYSIS OF FOOD DISHES AS A SYMBOL OF NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION OF THE MELANAU LIKOW COMMUNITY IN DALAT, SARAWAK]. Jurnal Komunikasi Borneo (in Malay). 9: 124. eISSN 2289-859X.
  9. ^ Murphy (18 April 2022). "Kuih Pinjaram, the UFO Cake of Sabah". MySabah.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  10. ^ "Revival of cocoa cultivation empowers Sabah smallholders". The Borneo Post. Bernama. 19 October 2024. Archived from the original on 9 April 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  11. ^ Haji Shaiddin, Abdul Naddin (11 April 2020). "Falsafah di sebalik kuih penjaram" [The philosophy behind kuih penjaram]. Utusan Borneo (in Malay). Retrieved 9 April 2025 – via PressReader.
  12. ^ Hanaff, Fadzly (12 February 2020). "Netizen Shares Sweet Experience With A Generous Makcik Selling Kuih Pinjaram In Sabah". Sabah Tourism. Archived from the original on 9 April 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  13. ^ Eliani, Farah (1 August 2021). "Ada syarat khusus buat kuih penjaram. Jom cuba" [There are special terms to making kuih penjaram. Let's try it]. SinarPlus+ (in Malay). Archived from the original on 9 April 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.