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283 dishes.
Nététoufermented locust-bean seeds pounded into sauces for salty depthdessertNgali Nut PuddingFestive taro or cassava pudding studded with rich canarium nutsstreet foodNiouk yenSteamed chayote and pork dumplings, soft and slippery, dipped in chilibread & pastryNthochiDense banana bread made with overripe bananas and groundnuts
Num AnsomFestival sticky-rice cylinders with banana or pork, wrapped in leaves
Num Banh ChokMorning rice noodles under green fish gravy and raw vegetablesmainOfada riceLocal unpolished rice with spicy green-pepper ayamase stew
Oil downNational one-pot: breadfruit, callaloo, salted meat in turmeric coconut milkbreakfastOkpaDense steamed pudding of bambara nut flour, sold hot in leaf parcelssnackOlelehsteamed black-eyed-pea and palm-oil pudding wrapped in leavessnackOtak-OtakSpiced fish mousse grilled in banana leafmainPachamancaMeats and tubers steamed underground on hot stones, Andean feast
PacheTamal made of potato rather than corn, filled with pork in red sauce
Pad ThaiWok-fried rice noodles with tamarind, egg, tofu, shrimp and peanutsdessertPaimeSweet cornmeal and coconut parcel tied in banana leaf and boiled
PalusamiCoconut cream baked in taro-leaf parcels in the umu, rich and silkystreet foodPanikekeDeep-fried round banana pancake balls sold in bags, sweet snack
Pasteles en hojaParcels of green plantain and taro dough with pork, boiled in leavesmainPastelleSeasoned meat in cornmeal dough, steamed in a folded banana leafmainPatarashcaRiver fish seasoned with sacha culantro and grilled in bijao leaves
Pen patatSweet potato-banana pudding cake with coconut milkbread & pastryPerrerrequeBaked cake of ground fresh corn with cheese and cream, cut in slabs
Pisang GorengBattered fried bananas eaten hot from street vendorsmainPisupoTinned corned beef fried with onion or baked in taro leaves, gifted by the casesalad & sidePitpitTender wild-cane or grass shoots steamed in leaves, tasting of sweetcorn and asparagusmainPoulet FishPrized deep-water snapper, grilled or steamed, named for chicken-tender flesh
Pounded BreadfruitBreadfruit pounded to a smooth mass, eaten with coconut creamdessertPoutouSteamed rice-flour and coconut cake, faintly sweet, sold in a conemainPuaka TunuWhole suckling pig spit-roasted until the skin blisters and crackles.
PulakaSwamp taro from communal pits, boiled or baked in coconut cream
Pulut PanggangBanana-leaf grilled sticky rice rolls with spiced dried-shrimp filling
QuimbolitoSteamed sweet cake of maize or wheat flour wrapped in achira leaf
QuiquangaFermented cassava paste pounded, wrapped in leaves and steamed to a firm loaf
RapadouHard block of unrefined cane sugar, dark and molasses-scented, chewed or dissolved
Red peas soupKidney bean soup with pig tail and spinner dumplings
Rice breaddense sweet loaf of rice flour and mashed banana-
Akara
Sweet fried rice-flour and banana cakes; street breakfast. Ready in 20 min prep and 20 min cooking. Makes about 20.…
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‘Umu
Earth oven of hot stones baking pork, taro and lu parcels underground. Ready in 1 hr 30 min prep and…
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Yomari
Steamed rice-flour dumpling filled with molasses and sesame; Newari sweet. Ready in 1 hour prep and 25 minutes cooking. About…