#DiscoverSarawak
VIEW EVENT DETAILSThree levels of exciting activities:
Discover Jungle Food: Roof Top Garden (Level R; access via Lift)
Discover Arts, Crafts and Heritage: Jockey Club Hall (Level UG; same level as the reception)
Discover Culture: Lippo Amphitheater (Level LG; access via stairs behind the Jockey Club Hall)
Got a passion for adventure? The Sarawak Culinary Heritage Committee is proud to present their upcoming “A Sarawak Adventure in Hong Kong” at the Asia Society Hong Kong Center. A transformative event with live demos, exhibitions, talks and best of all, mouth-watering food — this is one adventure that’s not to be missed!
DISCOVER CULTURE @ Lippo Amphitheater (Performances and Workshops)
Time |
Activities |
Synopsis |
12:00 – 12:20 p.m. |
Blow Pipe Demonstration |
The blow pipe is a traditional hunting tools and occasionally a weapon of warfare. A quick puff into the hollow rod will send the dart piercing through the target |
12:30 – 1 p.m. |
Sarawakian Cultural Dance 1 |
Sarawak is home to 27 ethnic groups and each group has their own unique stories, belief, traditions and cultures. One of the group will bring you their traditional tribal dance |
1:15 – 1:30 p.m. |
Sarawakian Cultural Dance 2 |
Sarawak is home to 27 ethnic groups and each group has their own unique stories, belief, traditions and cultures. One of the group will bring you their traditional tribal dance |
2:00 – 2:45 p.m. |
Sape Workshop |
The sape is a traditional plucked string instrument which is fairly simple with two strings and only three frets |
3:00 – 3:30 p.m |
Sarawakian Tribal Group Dance 3 |
Sarawak is home to 27 ethnic groups and each group has their own unique stories, belief, traditions and cultures. One of the group will bring you their traditional tribal dance |
4:00 – 4:20 p.m. |
Gasing Demonstration |
Gasing or spinning top is one of the traditional games of Sarawak’s Malays. Come and witness their precision in their strength and timing on spinning these tops |
4:30 – 5:10 p.m. |
Anklet and Bells Workshop and follow by Ngajat Dance Lesson and Performance |
Try your hand to make your own anklet with bells and then join in the Ngajat dance which is a welcome dance performed by the Iban during their important festivals |
5:30 pm – 5:50 p.m. |
Saturday: Alu Alu Sunday: Poco-Poco |
Alu Alu is a bamboo dance belonging to the Melanaus of Sarawak Poco-Poco is a popular line dance enjoyed in Borneo |
Other Activities Include:
Photo Session with Costumes from the Ethnic Groups
Spot the Sape Player Among the Crowd
Get a Temporary Tattoo on Your Body
Follow us on Instagram to receive a free packet of Sarawak Laksa Paste @sarawak.culinary @asiasocietyhk while stocks last, first-come; first-served. Redemption at the registration counter at Level UG outside Jockey Club Hall.
Overall Program Schedule
Discover Jungle Food @ Roof Top Garden
Live Kitchen: Sample all the authentic delicacies from Sarawak
While stocks last, sample size on redemption basis using food coupons
Extra food coupons available at the reception counter at HK$30 per coupon
Time |
Activities |
Genre |
Venue |
11:30 a.m. |
Sarawak Laksa / Dried Snacks |
LIVE KITCHEN – Sample their local delights! |
Roof Top Garden |
12 p.m. |
Linut |
Food Demonstration |
Roof Top Garden |
12 p.m. |
Blow Pipe Demonstration |
Culture Performance |
Lippo Amphitheater |
12:30 p.m. |
Sarawak Cultural Dance |
Culture Performance |
Lippo Amphitheater |
1 p.m |
Chicken Pansuh & Rice / Dried Snacks / Lemang & Sambal / Cakes |
LIVE KITCHEN – Sample their local delights! |
Roof Top Garden |
1 p.m. |
Saturday: Tuak Sunday: Tumpik |
Food Demonstration |
Roof Top Garden |
1 p.m. |
Simple to Extreme Treks |
Talks |
Jockey Club Hall |
1:15 p.m. |
Sarawak Cultural Dance |
Culture Performance |
Lippo Amphitheater |
1:45 p.m. |
Wildlife Photography |
Video Screening |
Jockey Club Hall |
2 p.m. |
Serunding Halia |
Food Demonstration |
Roof Top Garden |
2 p.m. |
Sape |
Culture Workshop |
Lippo Amphitheater |
2 p.m. |
The Sarawak White Rajah |
Talks |
Jockey Club Hall |
2:30 p.m. |
Terung Assam & Rice / Dried Snacks / Lemang & Sambal / Cakes |
LIVE KITCHEN – Sample their local delights! |
Roof Top Garden |
2:45 p.m. |
Caving in Mulu |
Video |
Jockey Club Hall |
3 p.m. |
Glutinous Rice Pounding |
Food Demonstration |
Roof Top Garden |
3 p.m. |
Sarawak Cultural Dance |
Culture Workshop |
Lippo Amphitheater |
3 p.m. |
The Sarawak Trail of Alfred Russel Wallace |
Talks |
Jockey Club Hall |
3:45 p.m. |
A Town Called Bau |
Video Screening |
Jockey Club Hall |
4 p.m. |
Rojak / Pulut Hitam Dessert / Dried Snacks / Cakes |
LIVE KITCHEN – Sample their local delights! |
Roof Top Garden |
4 p.m. |
Senape |
Food Demonstration |
Roof Top Garden |
4 p.m. |
Gasing |
Culture Performance |
Lippo Amphitheater |
4 p.m |
Eco-Tourism in Sarawak |
Talks |
Jockey Club Hall |
4 p.m. |
Making a Tattoo |
Live Demonstration |
Jockey Club Hall |
4:30 p.m |
Anklet + Bells & Ngajat Dance Workshop |
Culture Workshop |
Lippo Amphitheater |
4:30 p.m. |
Rainforest World Music Festival |
Video Screening |
Jockey Club Hall |
4:35 p.m. |
The Making of Rainforest Fringe Festival |
Talks |
Jockey Club Hall |
5 p.m. |
Tumpik |
Food Demonstration |
Roof Top Garden |
5 p.m. |
Songket Fashion Show |
Fashion Show |
Jockey Club Hall |
5:30 p.m. |
Saturday: Alu Alu Sunday: Poco Poco |
Culture Performance |
Lippo Amphitheater |
Time |
About the Food |
11:30am |
Sarawak Laksa: Unique variant of Laksa from Malaysia which made it to the Top 10 wish list of world renowned chef Anthony Bourdain for his food market in New York Dried Snacks |
1 p.m. |
Chicken Pansuh: Prepared by cooking the chicken in a bamboo stalk Lemang & Serunding: Glutinous rice cooked in bamboo lined with banana leaves together with coconut milk and salt, then served with beef floss Dried Snacks Cakes |
2:30 p.m. |
Terung Assam: Wild vegetable found in Borneo which is known as a sour eggplant Lemang & Serunding: Glutinous rice cooked in bamboo lined with banana leaves together with coconut milk and salt, then served with beef floss Dried Snacks Cakes |
4 p.m. |
Rojak: Traditional fruit and vegetable salad dish mixed in shrimp paste Pulut Hitam: Sweet dessert made from black glutinous rice with coconut milk and palm sugar Dried Snacks Cakes |
Food Demonstration: Watch how the traditional food are prepared
Time |
About the Food |
12- 12:30pm |
Linut: A traditional Melanau dish made from fresh sago flour, mixing it with hot water. It’s texture is starchy, and is usually eaten with sambal blachan or other flavourful dishes |
1 – 1:30pm |
Saturday: Tuak: A traditional Rice Wine, made by the ladies of the Iban longhouses Sunday: Tumpik: A Melanau pan baked pancake made from sago flour and shredded coconut. It is usually eaten dipped in Sarawak palm sugar |
2 – 2:30 p.m. |
Serunding Halia: A floss made from finely sliced ginger that is fried with crispy ikan bilis or Malaysian ‘anchovies’. |
3 – 3:30 p.m. |
Glutinous Rice Pounding: Till today, the ethnic groups of Sarawak prefer to pound their rice with a large wooden mortar and pestle. The texture, they say, is not the same if the rice is blended. This pounded rice can then either be cooked in a bamboo lined with banana leaves, or boiled wrapped in the Isip leaf |
4– 4:30 p.m. |
Senape: Another traditional dish commonly cooked by the Kelabits of the Bario Highlands. It is a glutinous rice cake wrapped in the “isip’ leaf and boiled |
5 – 5:00 p.m. |
Tumpik: A Melanau pan baked pancake made from sago flour and shredded coconut. It is usually eaten dipped in Sarawak palm sugar |
Jungle Food Display: Showcase of the food found in the jungle of Sarawak!
Throughout the day 11:30 a.m to 6 p.m.
DISCOVER ARTS, CRAFT & HERITAGE @ Jockey Club Hall
TALKS AND VIDEOS SCREENING
Time |
Topics |
1– 1:30 p.m. |
Topic: Simple to Extreme Treks – Locations Speaker: Bob Basiuk from Borneo Adventure A Tourism & Environmental Management Specialist, Bob and his business partner established Borneo Adventure, a nature & adventure tour company. Bob is also involved in community-based tourism in Malaysia, Thailand and China. |
1:45 p.m. |
Video Screening: Wildlife Photography by Chien Lee Video Screening: Ring Ladies from Sarawak |
2 – 2:30 p.m. |
Topic: The Sarawak White Rajahs Speaker: Jason Brooke (descendant of the Sarawak White Rajahs) |
2:45 p.m. – 2:55 p.m. |
Video Screening: Caving in Mulu by James Handsfield |
3pm – 3:30 p.m. |
Topic: The Sarawak Trail of Alfred Russel Wallace Speaker: Karen Shepherd |
3:45 p.m. |
Video Screening: A Town Called Bau |
4 p.m – 4:30 p.m.
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Topic: Eco-Tourism in Sarawak Speaker: Bob Basiuk A Tourism & Environmental Management Specialist, Bob and his business partner established Borneo Adventure, a nature & adventure tour company. Bob is also involved in community-based tourism in Malaysia, Thailand and China. |
4.30 p.m.– 4:35 p.m. |
Video Screening: Rainforest World Music Festival – 21 years of the Rainforest World Music Festival |
4.35 p.m. – 5 p.m. |
Topic: The Making of the Rainforest Fringe Festival Speaker: Joe Sidek |
5.00 p.m. – 5:25 p.m. |
Songket Fashion Show Jacqueline Fong – Tanoti and the Songket |
Photography and Painting Exhibition |
Ongoing Live Demonstration |
Throat and Shoulder Tattoo Caves in Sarawak Native Pitcher Plants from Sarawak Paintings from Sarawak Artists |
Weaving: Songket Embroidery: Kerring Kam Tattoo (One Session at 4pm) |
Other Items on Display: Live Pitcher Plants from Sarawak |
Event Details
Asia Society Hong Kong Center, 9 Justice Drive, Admiralty