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Gluten-Free Papua New Guinean Recipes

Every dish here is Papua New Guinean cooking that is naturally gluten-free, no swaps required, each tied to a real region and its culinary story. Prefer to wander wider? Toggle gluten-free on any recipe on the site and the ingredients rewrite themselves with regional swaps.
6 recipes
Highlands Mumu (Earth-Oven Vegetables)
Highlands, Papua New Guinea · easy · 100 minSweet potato, greens, corn, and coconut milk steamed in banana leaves, an oven-friendly take on the mumu feast.
Roasted Kaukau with Coconut
Highlands, Papua New Guinea · easy · 40 minKaukau (sweet potato) roasted in the embers and eaten with fresh grated coconut, an everyday Papua New Guinean breakfast.
Saksak (Sago and Banana Dumplings)
Highlands, Papua New Guinea · easy · 35 minPearls of sago and sweet banana set in coconut cream, the pudding that turns up at feasts across Papua New Guinea.
Aibika with Tinned Fish
Highlands, Papua New Guinea · easy · 30 minTender aibika greens simmered in coconut with tinned mackerel over rice, the honest everyday lunch of Papua New Guinea.
Dia (Sago and Banana in Coconut Cream)
Highlands, Papua New Guinea · easy · 40 minRipe banana and sago wrapped in banana leaves and boiled, then served warm with thick coconut cream, a Central District delicacy.
Aigir (Tolai Coconut Chicken)
Highlands, Papua New Guinea · medium · 55 minChicken, kaukau and island greens cooked fast in fresh coconut cream brought to the boil with fire-heated stones, the signature dish of the Tolai people.
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