Lihing is a type of Malaysian rice wine that originated from the state of

Sabah Sabah () is a state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah borders the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and the North Kalimantan province of Indonesia to the south. The Federal Territory o ...

. It was made from "pulut", a glutinous rice and is a traditional rice wine for the

Kadazan-Dusun Kadazan-Dusun (also written as Kadazandusun or Mamasok Kadazan-Dusun) also less-known as "Mamasok Sabah" are two indigenous peoples of Sabah, Malaysia—the ethnic groups Kadazan and Dusun. The Kadazandusun is the largest native group of Bu ...

people. The rice wine is also referred as hiing (in certain Dusun dialects), kinarung, kinomol, kinopi, linahas, sagantang as well

tapai ''Tapai'' (also ''tapay'' or ''tape'') is a traditional fermented preparation of rice or other starchy foods, and is found throughout much of Southeast Asia, especially in Austronesian cultures, and parts of East Asia. It refers to both the ...

. They are different from one another, but all are made from rice-based drinks. Lihing is sold widely in Sabah including in some major hotels. The wine is also usually used in the making of Tuaran mee, and has recently been used to make ice cream, and served during the

Kaamatan Kaamatan or Pesta Kaamatan is a form of harvest festival celebrated on 30 and 31 of May annually in the state of Sabah and Federal Territory of Labuan in Malaysia. It is normally celebrated by the ethnic Kadazan-Dusuns, as well as by other ...

festival.

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File:KgKuaiKandazon Sabah Monsopiad-Cultural-Village-15.jpg, Three different types of

rice Rice is the seed of the grass species '' Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or less commonly ''Oryza glaberrima'' (African rice). The name wild rice is usually used for species of the genera '' Zizania'' and '' Porteresia'', both wild and domesticat ...

being used to produce lihing, talak and sikat. File:KgKuaiKandazon Sabah Monsopiad-Cultural-Village-17.jpg, Distillation equipment to produce the three different types of rice wine.

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