Borneo Wine

 Rice Wine! Tuak! Burak! Or Talak! … Whatever you call or name it, it’s still the same stuff. What we’re for sure, Borneo and its inhabitants are very synonym with Borneo Rice Wine. Tourists that came to Borneo have tasted it and always said... “Wow! The wine is very good!” That phrase is very familiar to inhabitants of Borneo or… is the expression just a downright commendation? Anyway…let forget about that. What we are concerned is what we’re going to expound next.

Hey! It’s a must for you to know that...all indigenous in Borneo are synonyms with this terminology… the Borneo Wine. What about Borneo wine’s recipes? Hem! Let look at the recipes here - http://www.yuorrecipe.lot.my/. Iban in Sarawak called the Wine as Tuak whereas their cousins from the Orang Ulu ethnic called it Burak. Their cousins from Sabah called it as Talak. The sounds of calling it also come with parallel sound. Many people did not realised that Borneo Wine is not only made of rice alone but also made from tapioca and fruit such as rambutan fruit and many else. Borneo’s indigenous inherit these from their great ancestors. As such, Borneo Wine is not specific to any ethnic but belonged to all Borneo indigenous groups. The skills and techniques of processing the wine might varied from each ethnic group but generally the process of producing wine is very much the same and similar. The taste of wine produced by them is also not much different from each ethnic. Any ethnic successfully produced good quality of wine will normally become famous of producing Borneo Wine and than tends to champion Borneo Wine as belonged to them alone. Tak apa... ia taklah sampai jadi sengketa pula.

As I come from the same background, Borneo Wine is not new to me. I have tasted the wine at my early age and even observed and watched my parent prepared and produced wine. Today, I’m proud and still producing my own wine where the skills and techniques (http://www.yourrecipe.lot.my/) were inherited from my parent. At one stage of my career, then I served as civil servant, I happened to visit Iban Longhouse, Kayan Longhouse, Kenyah Longhouse, Lun Bawang Longhouse and many other ethnics living side by side along river basins in Sarawak. Initially, wine was served as traditional welcoming guests to the longhouses. That shows to us the basic similarity the cultures of Borneo inhabitants being shared together and how Borneo Wine plays it important role which indirectly promotes Borneo Wine to the outside world. It’s truly… Borneo Wine really has it own uniqueness with it special exotic taste. Exotic taste… what dose it means?

Borneo Wine is not produced or brewed in big scale and manufactured for marketing abroad. In Borneo, you will never see a single factory that manufactures Borneo Wine for marketing purpose. That’s a reality. Currently, the wine’s production is mainly for self-used, families and communities, especially in social and traditional cultures activities of many ethnics in Borneo. That mean, Borneo Wine is only available amongst the native ethnics scattering through out Borneo which is being produced by varied skills and techniques. Wow! That is good, because you can taste many differences taste of tuak. Do you know how Borneo Wine or tuak is being produced? We suggest you go to http://www.yourrecipe.lot.my/ looking for good and standardised of wine recipes. Here, it tells you step by step on how to prepare and produce good quality of Borneo Wine. Get your recipes now. Selamat mencuba… hahha!