Papua New Guinea
Talautu
Refreshing fruit salad of shredded coconut flesh, pineapple pieces, sugar, lemon juice, and coconut milk — a simple PNG dessert served after big meals, ideally in coconut shells.
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Tapioca Cream Squares
Set tapioca and coconut cream pudding cut into squares — a simple PNG dessert using cassava or tapioca starch, coconut milk, and sugar.
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Tulip
Edible pitpit — the young flower spike of a Setaria grass, cooked and eaten as a vegetable in the PNG Highlands; a seasonal delicacy with a tender, corn-like flavour.
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Wild River Prawns
Freshwater prawns from PNG's rivers, grilled or cooked in coconut cream — a prized seafood featured on Port Moresby restaurant menus and eaten in riverside communities.