Malay Culture in West Kalimantan

     In the very of beginning, the tredors came and live then built a new village in Pontianak. Generally they choose location to stay around the Kapuas river and along the small Kapuas river. The tredors are malaynese and they sail to pontianak and brought malaynese culture. they stay and lived in Pontianak and make a community.

       Malay in West Kalimantan identic with Islam, the architecture, traditional dance and traditional costume shows the islam tradition. Their special costume for men and women are teluk belanga  and baju kurung. For men, teluk belanga is wears with matching trousers, kain samping (usualy made of kain songket) completes the ensemble. The kain samping is a short sarong wears around the waist with the hemline above the knee.

       For women, baju kurung is very comfort outfit to wear. It is cool in the tropical weather. The ensemble compresed a long-sleeved, loose fitting long blouse wears over matching sarong. To complete the outfit, a long scraf (selendang) is wears around the shoulder or around the head.

       Malay traditional dances improve very well. Zapin and Tandak Sambas are the famous traditional dances from Malay. Zapin is traditional dance with Islam characteristic. It used to be performed exclusively for religious ceremony, but through the year it become a form of traditional entertainment. The dancers usually perform in pairs accompanied by the traditional music ensamble such as gambus, rebab, rebana, etc.

       Tandak  is traditional dance from Sambas district, West Kalimantan. Entourage consisted of two gerat musicians or some singers. Female dancers wearing long brackets and the woven fabric is slung Sambas. male dancers wearing a headband, shirt bay pots and Sambas woven fabric.

       Special traditional foods from Malay are bubur pedas and pacri nanas. Bubur pedas contains fresh vegetables. this dish taste doesn't match the name. For original bubur pedas, vegetables that are used there are 40 types. All the vegetables chooped dand mixed in the rice processed. Bubur pedas generally served with a sprinkling peanut and anchovies. The type of rice for this menu is finely ground toasted rice, then mixed with various spices such as galangal, chil, onion, grlic, black papper, etc. Bubur pedas was first discovered by Sambas malay ethnic who lived on coast in Pontianak area and popularized as a special food.
       Pinneaple is not only for jam or salad. pinneaple also use as vegetable. Pacri nanas is vurry vegetarian version which very tasty and fresh.  Pacri nanas can be made with coconut milk. Sweet, tangy, spicy, and fresh are the taste from pacri nanas.