10 unique ingredients from Sabah and Sarawak, and how they are used

Belimbing merah or belimbing hutan is only found in Borneo and has flesh that has a sour-ish taste although some fruits do yield sweeter flesh. — Filepic

Malaysia boasts a cornucopia of natural ingredients – from local fruits like ceri Terengganu, buah salak and buah setar to natural sugars like gula anau (found in Negri Sembilan) as well as a wide variety of ulam, jungle greens and native seafood.

But the richness of the ingredients available in Borneo, where the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak can be found – well, that’s a whole other category of diverse.