Lihing

Type of Malaysian rice wine

For the similar Filipino rice wine of the Manobo people, see Agkud.

Not to be confused with Li hing mui, a type of Chinese salty-dried plum.

Lihing
Lihing (left) together with talak and sikat.
Type	Rice wine
Distributor	Borneo Trading Post,^[1] Lihing Nilyn^[2]
Origin	Malaysia, Sabah
Colour	Yellow
Flavour	Sweet
Variants	hiing, kinarung, kinomol, kinopi, linahas, sagantang as well tapai

Lihing is a type of Malaysian rice wine that originates from the state of Sabah. It is made from "pulut", a glutinous rice, and is a traditional rice wine for the Kadazan-Dusun people.^[3] The rice wine is also referred as hiing (in certain Dusun dialects), kinarung, kinomol, kinopi, linahas, sagantang as well tapai .^[1] They are different from one another, but all are made from rice-based drinks. Lihing is sold widely in Sabah including in some major hotels.

The wine is also usually used in the making of Tuaran mee,^[4] and has recently been used to make ice cream,^[5] and served during the Kaamatan festival.^[6]

Gallery

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Three different types of rice being used to produce lihing, talak and sikat.

Three different types of rice being used to produce lihing, talak and sikat.
Distillation equipment to produce the three different types of rice wine.

Distillation equipment to produce the three different types of rice wine.

References

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^ ^a ^b Herman Scholz. "Lihing - Sabah's Very Own Rice Wine". Flying Dusun. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
^ "Lihing Nilyn / Neo Marketing". Sabah SME. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
^ Chris Rowthorn; Muhammad Cohen; China Williams (2008). Borneo. Ediz. Inglese. Lonely Planet. pp. 97–. ISBN 978-1-74059-105-8.
^ Julia Chan (13 April 2016). "A delicious primer to the many noodle dishes found in Sabah". The Malay Mail. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
^ "Giving the local dishes a boost". Daily Express. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
^ Roy Goh (19 May 2016). "Nothing like Sabah's Kaamatan". New Straits Times. Retrieved 20 October 2016.

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