What tapai means?
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 alcoholic paste and the alcoholic beverage derived from it.
What is tapai cassava?
Cassava tapai (or tape) is a food made from fermented cassava by involving yeast in the manufacturing process. Conventionally, tapai making process takes 3 to 5 days and the tapai craftsman has difficulty monitoring the fermentation process and determining the ripeness of the tapai.
How tapai is fermented?
Fermented rice, also known as Tapai, is a fermented food made from inoculating a carbohydrate with a starter culture. The resulting paste has a sour and sweet taste and is often eaten directly as food or used in traditional East and Southeast Asian recipes.
Why is tapai not rotten?
Tapai is a very perishable product since the fermentation continues even after the optimum stage of fermentation has been reached. Therefore it must be consumed immediately, but if it is chilled, it may be kept for about two weeks (Kuswanto, 2008).
What is Ragi tapai?
Ragi tapai is a dry-starter culture prepared from a mixture of rice flour, spices and water or sugar cane juice/extract (Merican and Quee- Lan, 2004). It is usually used to ferment cassava and glutinous rice into ‘tapai or tape’, a popular Malaysian delicacy, normally consumed as dessert.
Does tapai contain alcohol?
Fermented glutinous rice (tapai) is a popular dessert amongst Malaysian consumers. However,consumption of tapai had rise the Halal issue to the Muslim community since its alcohol content is similar to beer which is 5 %.
Can you get drunk eating tapai?
But I think it is interesting to note that according to the research, tapai still contains 5% alcohol; the same as beer and if you eat enough tapai, you can still get drunk.
Is tapai alcoholic?
After the fermentation process is complete, the tapai will release a distinctive smell and liquid. “The liquid formed from the fermentation process contains a very low alcohol level after a few days.
Is tapai Halal or Haram?
Local fermented products such as tapai, budu, cencalok and belacan are permissible to consume they contain ethanol as they are not intoxicating. The from a religious perspective and hence the halal compliance of such products will depend on the intention and utilization of the product.
Is fermented rice Haram?
Fermented food (as long it was made with Halal substance) is Halal before the formation of alcohol occurs. Once the alcohol formed then the food is considered Haram. This can be referred to popular dish of Tapai in Malaysia and Indonesia. Tapioca or rice is fermented and wrapped in leaves,some using rubber leaves.
Is there alcohol in tapai?
Tapai (fermented tapioca or glutinous rice) is an alcoholic product, it contains more alcohol than is permissible to be considered Halal. The alcohol content is so high that you can smell the fumes from a distance.
Can Muslims eat tapai?
Local fermented products such as tapai, budu, cencalok and belacan are permissible to consume they contain ethanol as they are not intoxicating. The usage of ethanol from khamr industry or it’s by products and derivatives even in small quantity in food products is haram.