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Which Sabahan raw fish salad, a signature dish of the Kadazan-Dusun community, cures fresh mackerel or tuna in lime juice with sliced shallots, grated ginger, chillies, and grated bambangan seed?

Answer: Hinava — Hinava is a traditional Kadazan-Dusun ceviche-like dish, where the acidity of lime juice (locally called 'limau kasturi') chemically cooks the fish without heat; bambangan is a wild mango endemic to Borneo.

Hinava is a traditional Kadazan-Dusun ceviche-like dish, where the acidity of lime juice (locally called 'limau kasturi') chemically cooks the fish without heat; bambangan is a wild mango endemic to Borneo.

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