Cured Meats

Kelaguen

Kelaguen Kå'tne

Guam

Chamorro kelaguen is finely chopped raw or cooked meat or seafood acid-marinated with lemon, grated coconut, onion, and hot pepper; chicken, beef, deer, fish, and shrimp are named preparations of the same local dish.

Kelaguen sticker illustration

Original eatfuls sticker artwork

What it is

A closer look at Kelaguen.

Chamorro kelaguen is finely chopped raw or cooked meat or seafood acid-marinated with lemon, grated coconut, onion, and hot pepper; chicken, beef, deer, fish, and shrimp are named preparations of the same local dish.

What to look for

Know it when you find it.

Look for a cold, sharply citrusy mixture with coconut and chilli beside titiyas or red rice at a Guam fiesta; the protein may vary, but the kelaguen method stays recognizable.

Where it belongs

Origins and
traditions.

Food rarely respects a border. These are the places the dataset connects most strongly to Kelaguen.

Native to

Guam

Country-wide tradition

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Traditional in

Northern Mariana Islands

Country-wide tradition

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Names around the table

One food, more than one name.

Kelaguenprimary
Kelaguenlocal · 🇲🇵
Kelaguen Binådulocal · 🇬🇺
Kelaguen Guihanlocal · 🇬🇺
Kelaguen Kå'tnelocal · 🇬🇺
Kelaguen Mannoklocal · 🇬🇺
Kelaguen Uhanglocal · 🇬🇺
Beef Kelaguenalias
Chicken Kelaguenalias
Deer Kelaguenalias
Fish Kelaguenalias
Kelaguen Binadualias
Kelaguen Chamorualias
Kelaguen Guihanalias
Kelaguen Kå'tnealias
Kelaguen Mannokalias
Kelaguen Uhangalias
Shrimp Kelaguenalias

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