The cuisine of Papua-New-Guinea - Oceania

The foods of Papua-New-Guinea

The traditional diet of Papua New Guinea is largely vegetarian with the population relying heavily on taro roots, sweet potatoes and sago (a starchy substance taken from sago palms). Fruits are also considered a staple of the diet with bananas, coconuts, guavas, pineapples, watermelons, papayas and mangoes often accompanying meals
The traditional Papua New Guinean meals below are based on indigenous ingredients that have been gathered in jungles or grown in home gardens:
Chicken pot: chicken that has been simmered with mixed vegetables and coconut cream. :
Mumu: Pork is roasted in a traditional earth oven and is served with sweet potatoes, rice and vegetables. :
Kokoda Fish: Fish that has been cooked with a lime-coconut sauce. :
Kaukau: Baked sweet potato. :
Sago: The substance gathered from a sago palm is the starch used for making bread and puddings. :
Dia: Sago and bananas cooked with coconut cream.

The types of Cuisines in Papua-New-Guinea are influenced by:

The regional cuisine

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The Regional cooking of Papua-New-Guinea

The foods of Papua-New-Guinea

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Appetizer recipes

Asian shrimp with pineapple relish Black bean and corn wontons Coconut shrimp with sweet chili sauce Edamame hummus with spiced pita chips Tuna tartare with grapefruit vinaigrette and sorbet

Main recipes

Asian-style halibut in parchment Broiled gingered chicken Broiled salmon fillets in a horseradish-ginger crust Brown rice and chicken stir fry with edamame and walnuts Coconut-ginger shrimp Glazed salmon bundles with sesame bok choy Nasi goreng Oriental lemon chicken Spicy edamame burgers Spicy peanut chicken Sticky tofu stir-fry Thai pasta salad with shrimp and vegetables Tomato stack salad Side dishes recipes coming soon

Dessert recipes

Cinnamon ice cream with satin cinnamon chocolate sauce Coconut cream pie Fijian cassava cake Meringues with ginger ice cream and chocolate

Asian shrimp with pineapple relish Asian-style halibut in parchment Black bean and corn wontons Black bean sauce Broiled gingered chicken Broiled salmon fillets in a horseradish-ginger crust Brown rice and chicken stir fry with edamame and walnuts Cinnamon ice cream with satin cinnamon chocolate sauce Coconut cream pie Coconut shrimp with sweet chili sauce Coconut-ginger shrimp Edamame hummus with spiced pita chips Fijian cassava cake Glazed salmon bundles with sesame bok choy Grapefruit salsa Meringues with ginger ice cream and chocolate Nasi goreng Oriental lemon chicken Rambutan fruit smoothie Spicy edamame burgers Spicy peanut chicken Sticky tofu stir-fry Thai pasta salad with shrimp and vegetables Tofu Tomato stack salad Tuna tartare with grapefruit vinaigrette and sorbet

Cooking in Papua-New-Guinea