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Papua New Guinean Cuisine

↳ from Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Staples of sweet potato, taro and sago cooked in 'mumu' earth ovens with pig and greens. The highlands produce Arabica coffee.

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Specialties

History

New Guinea is among the earliest agricultural regions, with taro and banana farming dating back about 7,000 years.

Ingredients

  • Sweet potato
  • Taro
  • Sago
  • Pork
  • Greens
  • Coconut
  • Banana

How it's made

  1. Heat stones in a pit
  2. Layer food and leaves over the stones
  3. Cover and steam for hours
  4. Open and share the feast
to drink

What Papua New Guinea drinks

SP Lager, kava (Highlands), coffee, buai betel

Ratings & notes

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