The Serumpun Codex · Leaves, ferns and palms
Ulam
Leaves, shoots and fruit eaten raw or just blanched, alongside rice.
The entry
- Name
- Ulam
- Other names
- Wild herbs
- Scientific name
- Many species
- What it is
- Leaves, shoots and fruit eaten raw or just blanched, alongside rice.
- Knowledge from
- The ulam tradition of the Malay world.
- How it is used
- Foraged leaves, vegetables or fruit eaten raw or blanched, with sambal and rice.
- In the French Borneo kitchen
- Ulam oil, in Course I, River, at Osaka.
- Conservation status
- Not applicable
- Codex Alimentarius
- No Codex standard
- Medicinal knowledge
- Held privately by the community
- Consent
- Given, recorded by CHASS, 30 October 2026
Still to be confirmed: who shared it with Serumpun and season and place.
Sources
Added to the Codex on 1 November 2026. Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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How to cite this entry
Serumpun Sarawak (2026) ‘Ulam’, The Serumpun Codex, ed. James Won. Available at: https://www.chefjameswon.com/serumpun/codex/ulam/ (sources checked 30 October 2026).
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