Garam Bario (Bario Salt)

Bario Highlands is a good place to getaway from the hectic city – it’s literally back to nature and simplicity. It is remote with limited electricity. The people are warm, friendly and there are loads of gorgeous jungle trails to trudge on. (For more info visit WHOA Adventures )

One of the other things that Bario is famous for, is their salt. Lubang Garam Pa Umor is one of the best-known Bario salt springs. The spring water, containing brine from lubang Garam Pa Umor, is boiled for 24 hours before the salt is extracted.The Bario salt spring looks just like an ordinary spring. The only difference is the water from the spring is salty. The salty water is boiled until all the water is evaporated, leaving the salt at the bottom of the “kawang” (big cooking utensil). The remaining water is completely dripped from the salt before it was put in bamboo pipes to be burnt in the fire. This is to harden the salt, which is later wrapped in big leaves to be kept in dry and safe places. The salt is used in cooking and also to preserve meat.

The characteristically brownish grey color of the Bario Salt

Bario Salt is wrapped in leaves and sold in this cylindrical form in the markets.

The benefits of Bario Salt include:

1. it is natural and not over processed (bleached) hence it’s natural brownish color

2. it is less salty than the commercial salt you get in the supermarkets

3. the salt contains more natural minerals

No hassle to go to Sarawak as you may buy online. Its only cost you RM40.00 (1 unit). The price is including packaging and postal (poslaju; within Malaysia). I will send my bank account number once received your order. Once you bank in the money, I will deliver your order by poslaju on the next day.

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