Timor-Leste
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Ikan Sabuko
The tuna of Dili: ikan sabuko — mackerel or tuna simmered in a tamarind and spice sauce, Timor-Leste's beloved fish dish, eaten with rice and corn. Ingredients: mackerel or tuna, tamarind, tomatoes, onions, garlic, chile…
Batar Daan
The corn and bean mash: batar daan — boiled corn mixed with mung beans and pumpkin, mashed lightly — the highland staple of Timor-Leste's maize country. Ingredients: dried corn, mung beans, pumpkin, salt, water. Recipe:…
Tukir (Bamboo Roast)
The bamboo roast: tukir — meat (goat, pork or chicken) seasoned and roasted inside green bamboo tubes over fire, a traditional celebration cooking of Timor-Leste. Ingredients: meat, garlic, salt, chiles, turmeric leaves…
Timorese Coffee and Fried Rice
The coffee country's breakfast: fried rice and eggs with Timorese coffee — the island grows some of the world's prized organic coffee (a hybrid of arabica and robusta found almost nowhere else), and its mornings run on i…
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