Vegetables
Palusami
Samoa
Iconic Samoan dish of young taro leaves bundled into parcels filled with coconut cream and onions; baked in the umu earth oven until the leaves are tender and the cream is thick and set; sometimes enriched with corned beef; the quintessential Samoan dish; rich, creamy, and earthy; a TasteAtlas-listed listed preparation.
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What it is
A closer look at Palusami.
Iconic Samoan dish of young taro leaves bundled into parcels filled with coconut cream and onions; baked in the umu earth oven until the leaves are tender and the cream is thick and set; sometimes enriched with corned beef; the quintessential Samoan dish; rich, creamy, and earthy; a TasteAtlas-listed listed preparation.
What to look for
Know it when you find it.
Tender, dark green taro leaf parcels; thick, set coconut cream inside; onions visible; sometimes with corned beef; served hot from the umu; the dish that defines Samoan cooking.
Where it belongs
Origins and
traditions.
Food rarely respects a border. These are the places the dataset connects most strongly to Palusami.
Names around the table
One food, more than one name.
Same family
Related foods and regional cousins.
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Antigua and Barbuda
Chop-Up
Traditional Antiguan side dish; a mash of boiled eggplant, spinach, and okra; the traditional pairing with saltfish and fungee; a Saturday morning ritual; a humble, earthy dish that balances the saltiness of the fish; the chop-up of Antigua; the essential side of the Antiguan breakfast.
Antigua and Barbuda
Antiguan Provisions
Provisions
Boiled root vegetables and starchy staples of Antigua; includes potatoes, yams, sweet potatoes, eddo, and green bananas; most meals include provisions as a side; served with stewed meats, fish, or saltfish; the provisions of Antigua; the carbohydrate base of island cuisine.
Antigua and Barbuda
Saltfish and Eggplant
Antiguan dish of rehydrated salted cod sauteed with eggplant (locally called troba) that collapses into silky submission; finished with a squeeze of lime; a traditional Antiguan preparation; eggplant is also known as troba on the island; the saltfish and eggplant of Antigua; a savoury, silky combination.
Colombia
Ahuyama
Colombian butternut squash (ahuyama), used in soups, stews, and purees nationwide. A staple orange-fleshed squash of the Andean and coastal cuisine.
Uganda
Akeyo
A named Ugandan greens dish from the north, simmered with onion and groundnut.
Åland Islands
Åland Asparagus
Åländsk sparris
Fresh asparagus from Åland; 25% of asparagus grown in Finland comes from Åland; season is short and celebrated during 'Sparrisrundan' (Asparagus Round) as part of Åland Grönskar spring festival; a celebrated spring luxury.
Andalusia, Spain
Alcauciles fritos
Alcauciles fritos are young Andalusian artichoke hearts from Cádiz, fried until the leaves crisp while the centres stay tender.
Ethiopia
Amicho
አሚጮ
The tender inner core of the enset plant, boiled and eaten as a starchy vegetable — a southern Ethiopian specialty. Mild, slightly sweet, and a comforting alternative to kocho.