Baku Kitchen! An independent reference of traditional food

Papua New Guinea

21 dishes.

salad & sideAibika in Coconut MilkSlippery native greens simmered in rich coconut creammainAigirFish and greens baked in coconut cream with hot stones inside banana leaves.BuaiBetel nut chewed with mustard stick and lime, staining mouths bright reddessertDiaBanana or taro simmered in thick coconut cream until soft and sweet.mainFish in Coconut CreamFresh reef fish simmered in coconut cream with greens, coastal staplesnackGalip NutButtery canarium nut, eaten raw, roasted or pressed into oil.drinkHighlands CoffeeBright arabica grown in small garden plots above fifteen hundred metressnackKarukaOily highland pandanus nuts roasted in the shell, harvested in cold forest grovessalad & sideKaukauRoasted or boiled sweet potato, the highlands' daily stapledrinkKulauRefreshing water of a young green coconut, drunk from the shellmainLamb FlapsFatty sheep belly cuts grilled or stewed; cheap and heavily salted.sauce & condimentMaritaScarlet oily pandanus sauce squeezed from cooked fruit, poured over greens and kaukaumainMud CrabMangrove crab boiled or cooked in coconut cream, sold live at roadside marketsMumuEarth-oven feast of pork, sweet potato, taro and greens steamed undergroundmainMurukCassowary meat, dark and lean, roasted or cooked in a mumu pit.salad & sidePitpitTender wild-cane or grass shoots steamed in leaves, tasting of sweetcorn and asparagussnackSago GrubsFat palm-weevil larvae from felled sago logs, eaten raw or roasted in leavesbread & pastrySago PancakeGriddled starch cakes from sago palm pith, Sepik River stapleSaksakSago and banana dumplings steamed in banana leaves with coconut creamwine & spiritSP LagerCrisp lager in a brown bottle, the beer of every celebration and haus winmainTinpisTinned mackerel or tuna heated with rice, onion and greens.

  • Aibika in Coconut Milk

    Slippery native greens simmered in rich coconut cream. Ready in 15 minutes prep and 20 minutes cooking. Serves 4. A…

  • Aigir

    Fish and greens baked in coconut cream with hot stones inside banana leaves. Ready in 45 minutes prep and 30…

  • Dia

    Banana or taro simmered in thick coconut cream until soft and sweet. Ready in 20 min prep and 40 min…

  • Fish in Coconut Cream

    Fresh reef fish simmered in coconut cream with greens, coastal staple. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 25 minutes cooking.…

  • Galip Nut

    Buttery canarium nut, eaten raw, roasted or pressed into oil. Ready in 1 hour prep and 20 min cooking. 500…

  • Karuka

    Oily highland pandanus nuts roasted in the shell, harvested in cold forest groves. Ready in 20 min prep and 40…

  • Kaukau

    Roasted or boiled sweet potato, the highlands’ daily staple. Ready in 10 min prep and 45 min cooking. 4 servings.…

  • Kulau

    Refreshing water of a young green coconut, drunk from the shell. Ready in 5 minutes prep and none cooking. 1…

  • Lamb Flaps

    Fatty sheep belly cuts grilled or stewed; cheap and heavily salted. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 1 hour cooking.…

  • Marita

    Scarlet oily pandanus sauce squeezed from cooked fruit, poured over greens and kaukau. Ready in 15 min prep and 1…