KUCHING: The Malaysia Hakka Cultural Association Sarawak has made it into the Malaysia Book of Records (MBR) for serving 1,560 bowls of Lei Cha (Hakka Pounded Tea Rice) in one day.
Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian on Saturday (Feb 11) congratulated the association for its achievement where they had prepared the Hakka Lei Cai during an event here.
“Today’s achievement is beyond receiving the Malaysia Book of Records for a single day of Hakka Lei Cha charity sales.
“But this is the spirit of everyone, just buy one bowl of (Hakka Lei Cha) and you can create a record,” he said in a Facebook post.
Dr Sim, who is also the Batu Kawah assemblyman, commended the association’s effort in promoting Hakka culture be it their food or the Hakka Lion Dance.
“Thank you everyone for making a conscious effort to reinforce Sarawak racial harmony and religious respect,” he said.
He then said in Sarawak, the Hakka Lei Cha is not only appreciated by the Hakka community but all races and religions.
According to Chinese tradition, the seventh day of the Lunar year is a celebration of everyone’s birthday or known as the Day of Humanity.
As for the Hakka community, it is customary to eat the Lei Cha or Lui Cha on this day.
Lei Cha, a Hakka traditional delicacy, consists of tea leaves and herbs that are pounded and often mixed with various roasted nuts and other condiments.
Meanwhile, the Malaysia Hakka Cultural Association Sarawak also made it into the Malaysia Book of Records last year for creating two lion heads.
The Hakka lion heads stood 10 feet tall, 16 feet long and seven feet wide.
