Lihing is a type of Malaysian

rice wine Rice wine is an alcoholic beverage fermentation, fermented from rice, traditionally consumed in East Asia, Southeast Asia and South Asia, where rice is a quintessential staple crop. Rice wine is made by the fermentation of rice starch, during wh ...

that originated from the state of

Sabah Sabah () is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah has land borders with the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and Indonesia's North Kalima ...

. It was made from "pulut", a

glutinous rice Domestication syndrome refers to two sets of phenotypic traits that are common to either domesticated plants or domesticated animals. Domesticated animals tend to be smaller and less aggressive than their wild counterparts; they may also hav ...

and is a traditional rice wine for the

Kadazan-Dusun Kadazandusun (also written as Kadazan-Dusun or Mamasok) are the largest ethnic group in Sabah, Malaysia, an amalgamation of the closely related indigenous peoples, indigenous Kadazan people, Kadazan and Dusun people, Dusun peoples. "Kadazandus ...

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 th ...

. 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'', ''Tadau Kaamatan'' or ''Pesta Kaamatan'' is a form of harvest festival celebrated on 30 and 31 May annually in the States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Sabah and the Federal Territory of Labuan in Malaysia. It is ...

festival.

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

rice Rice is a cereal grain and in its Domestication, domesticated form is the staple food of over half of the world's population, particularly in Asia and Africa. Rice is the seed of the grass species ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice)—or, much l ...

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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