Vegetable-led Recipes from Around the World, Page 19

A tour of the world through vegetable-led, 878 authentic dishes, each from a specific region, each with its cultural story and dietary substitutions built in.
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Rourou (Taro Leaves in Coconut Cream)Viti Levu, Fiji · easy · 40 minYoung taro leaves simmered down in coconut cream with onion until silky, dark and rich.
Aelan Kabis (Island Cabbage in Coconut Milk)Efate (Port Vila), Vanuatu · easy · 25 minIsland cabbage leaves simmered in coconut milk with onion, the everyday green of the Vanuatu table.
Rukau (Taro Leaves in Coconut Cream)Rarotonga, Cook Islands · easy · 1 hYoung taro leaves slow-cooked with onion and coconut cream into a soft, silky green dish, the Cook Islands staple vegetable.
Poi (Pounded Taro)Honiara, Solomon Islands · easy · 50 minCooked taro pounded to a smooth paste and often left to ferment slightly, the tangy staple side considered the national dish of the Solomon Islands.
Slippery Cabbage with Ngali NutHoniara, Solomon Islands · easy · 35 minSlippery cabbage greens cooked and coated with pounded ngali nut, featuring the sacred indigenous nut of the Solomon Islands.
Belsiich el Kukau (Pounded Taro)Ngerulmud, Palau · medium · 1 h 30 minFreshly cooked taro pounded with coconut oil into a smooth, fluffy paste and steamed, the Palauan staple served with fish.
Te Taki (Breadfruit in Coconut Cream)Tarawa, Kiribati · easy · 55 minChunks of starchy breadfruit slow-simmered in rich coconut cream until soft and silky, an everyday Kiribati way with the atoll's most reliable crop.
Kumu (Pumpkin Tips in Coconut Cream)Highlands, Papua New Guinea · easy · 27 minThe tender shoots and young leaves of the pumpkin vine, stripped and wilted with onion, then simmered briefly in coconut cream with a little salt and chili.
Mei Chips (Tongan Fried Breadfruit Chips)Tongatapu, Tonga · easy · 45 minWedges of firm, mature breadfruit, briefly boiled then deep-fried until golden and crisp outside and fluffy inside, salted and eaten with ketchup like fries.
Mokwan (Marshallese Dried Pandanus Paste)Majuro, Marshall Islands · medium · 10 hRipe pandanus keys cooked until soft, scraped for their sweet orange pulp, simmered until red-brown and dried into thin sheets that are rolled, wrapped in leaves and sliced as a chewy snack.
Damper (Australian Bush Bread)Queensland, Australia · easy · 45 minA round of plain soda bread made from self-raising flour, butter and milk, scored with a cross and baked until crusty, torn warm to eat with stew, soup or grilled meat.
Hāngī StuffingWaikato, New Zealand · easy · 55 minBread crumbled with onion, grated carrot, mixed herbs, lemon and melted butter, wrapped in a foil parcel and baked until steamy and golden at the edges, the stuffing that goes with a hāngī.
Fa'alifu Fa'i (Green Bananas in Coconut Cream)Upolu, Samoa · easy · 35 minPeeled green cooking bananas boiled until just tender, then simmered in salted coconut cream with onion until the sauce thickens and coats them, the everyday Samoan starch.
Cook Islands DoughnutsRarotonga, Cook Islands · medium · 2 h 40 minBig, dense, sweet yeast doughnuts shaped by hand into rings and deep-fried golden, eaten plain and dunked in tea at every Cook Islands gathering.
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