Papua New Guinea
Hibiscus spinach
Bele
Hibiscus spinach (Abelmoschus manihot) is a tender, slightly mucilaginous Pacific leafy green known as bele, aibika, pele, and island cabbage, usually cooked with coconut milk or added to soups and stews.
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Laplap
Tanna Laplap
Laplap is Vanuatu's grated root-crop or breadfruit mixture, combined with coconut and ordinary meat, fish, or vegetables, wrapped in leaves and baked until dense and tender.
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Simboro
Grated root vegetables (banana, cassava, yam, or taro) or island cabbage leaves rolled into a log shape, wrapped in banana leaves, and simmered in coconut cream; a lighter alternative to laplap, popular in the Shepherd Islands; widely available at market food stalls.