Junay or junai, is a
Filipino packed
rice dish wrapped in banana leaves with burnt coconut meat and various spices. It originates from the
Tausug people of the
Sulu Archipelago. It is made by boiling rice in
coconut milk until half-cooked. It is then wrapped in banana leaves with pamapa (powdered mixed spices), oil, salt, and siyunog lahing (powdered burnt coconut meat). It is further steamed in water until fully cooked. The spices and burnt coconut are also sold pre-mixed and are known as pipis itum. [1][2][3]