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We didn’t (to our regret), as we thought the food still felt β€œwarm” - the restaurant was only 8 miles (13 km) from my place.

But on hindsight, we should have, as the manok pansoh, Sarawak laksa and especially the koh lu soup would have tasted inestimably better when served really hot.

Traditionally, the Ibans are the head-hunters of Borneo - they warred constantly among themselves and also with other tribal groups. Head-hunting, outlawed in Malaysia, of course, has β€œfaded away”. We only hear whispers nowadays of someone who disappeared, or some headless body discovered somewhere. But the Ibans are still a proud people, very aware of their warrior past.

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Iban tribesmen displaying their culture at the Sarawak Cultural Village.

β€œManok” (meaning β€˜chicken’ in the Iban language) β€œpansoh” (β€˜bamboo’) is practically the state dish of Sarawak. This recipe here does away with the need to bake the chicken in a bamboo tube:

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