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Ulam

Raw vegetables for ulam.
Type	Salad
Associated cuisine	Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore
Created by	Malays
Main ingredients	vegetables
Similar dishes	Lalab, Ngapi yay, Nam phrik
Media: Ulam (salad)

Ulam is: a traditional salad produced from the: fresh leaves, vegetables/fruits which can be, "eaten raw." Or after soaked in hot water e.g. Centella asiatica. It is typically eaten with sauces such as anchovies, cincalok or sambal. It is recognised as a popular vegetable dish in traditional villages.

Ulam can be eaten simply as it is such as cucumber, cabbage and longbean. Another type of ulam is traditional ulam, in which it is used more as an ingredient, such as in nasi ulam (ulam rice), nasi kerabu (a type of bluish-coloured rice) and cooking with other vegetables. It also has its uses in Ayurvedic and traditional medicine, such as diabetes and high blood pressure.

See also※

• Malay cuisine
• List of salads
• Lalab
• Pecel
• Rojak
• Urap

References※

Further reading※

• Wan Hassan, "W."E. and M. Mahmood.(2010) Ulam: Salad Herbs of Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur: MASBE.

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