DOKUMENTASI PENYEDIAAN KELEMAI: KUIH TRADISIONAL MASYARAKAT RAWA DI PERAK
(DOCUMENTATION OF THE PREPARATION OF KELEMAI: A TRADITIONAL CAKE OF THE RAO COMMUNITY IN PERAK)
Abstract
Abstrak
Masyarakat Rawa adalah salah satu rumpun ras Melayu yang ada di selatan negeri Perak. Keunikan masyarakat Rawa tidak hanya pada kelainan dialeknya, malah dapat dilihat dalam sajian makanan tradisionalnya. Ada pelbagai makanan yang khusus disediakan dan disajikan dalam budaya Melayu Rawa. Kajian ini adalah satu usaha pendokumentasian bagi tujuan menonjolkan keunikan dan keistimewaan penyediaan kuih kelemai yang jarang diperkatakan dan dikenali masyarakat Melayu hari ini. Kajian ini akan menghuraikan cara pembuatan, bahan asas dalam penghasilan, serta perbezaan kelemai dengan makanan tradisional yang dibandingkan iaitu dodol dan lemang. Kajian ini dijalankan dengan memanfaatkan kaedah kajian kualitatif dengan mengaplikasi teknik Amin Sweeney dalam mengumpul data dan menganalisis data. Kaedah temubual informan dan demonstrasi pembuatan adalah antara Teknik pengumpulan data yang dijalankan. Manakala data yang di transkrip dianalisis melalui teknik análisis deskriptif bagi menghuraikan kaedah dan bahan selain analisis kritikal bagi memperlihatkan perbezaan antara kelemai dan dua jenis kuih tradisional yang dibandingkan. Dapatan kajian meliputi kaedah pembuatannya, bahan penyediaan serta perbandingan antara kelemai dengan kuih tradisional masyarakat Melayu yang lebih dikenali dan kekal hingga kini iaitu dodol dan lemang. Kajian ini memperkaya rujukan berstruktur, empirikal berkaitan kuih-kuih tradisional Melayu yang kini hampir pupus. Dokumentasi harta intelek seperti yang dibentangkan ini adalah antara usaha yang wajar diteruskan dan direkodkan secara bertulis sebagai rujukan, teradun dalam audio visual yang merakam proses dan teknik serta boleh dicapai secara terbuka dan meluas.
Kata kunci: Kelemai, Rawa, Perak, Kuih Tradisional, Dodol, Lemang
Abstrak
The Rao community is one of the branches of the Malay race found in the southern part of Perak state. The uniqueness of the Rao community is not only evident in their distinctive dialect but can also be seen in their traditional food offerings. There are various foods that are specifically prepared and served in the Rao culture. This study is an effort to document and highlight the uniqueness and specialty of preparing Kelemai, a dish that is rarely discussed and known among the Malays today. This study will describe the process of making Kelemai, the basic ingredients involved, as well as the differences between Kelemai and other traditional foods such as dodol and lemang, which are used as comparisons. The research was conducted using qualitative methods, applying Amin Sweeney’s techniques for data collection and analysis. Data were gathered through interviews with informants and demonstrations of the preparation process. The transcribed data were analyzed using descriptive analysis techniques to explain the methods and ingredients, alongside critical analysis to highlight the differences between Kelemai and the two types of traditional food used for comparison. The findings of this study include the methods of preparation, ingredients used, and the comparison between Kelemai and more widely recognized traditional Malay foods that remain popular today, namely dodol and lemang. This research enriches structured and empirical references related to traditional Malay cakes, which are now nearing extinction. The documentation of intellectual heritage as presented in this study is among the efforts that should be continued and recorded in writing as a reference, integrated into audiovisual formats that capture the processes and techniques, and made widely accessible.
Keywords: Kelemai, Rao, Perak, Traditional Cake, Dodol, Lemang
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