Melanesian food: lap lap (grated root pudding in leaves cooked in an earth oven) is the national dish, and kava is drunk each evening.
History
Kava drinking and earth-oven cooking are traditions older than recorded history. Vanuatu's kava is exported worldwide.
Ingredients
- Taro
- Yam
- Manioc
- Coconut cream
- Chicken or fish
- Banana leaves
- Kava
How it's made
- Grate the root into a paste
- Mix with coconut cream
- Wrap in leaves with meat
- Bake in an earth oven
- Serve with greens
Photos: ingredients, making & serving
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What Vanuatu drinks
Tusker (Vanuatu), kava, Tanna coffee
Ratings & notes
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