World Cuisines

Kaukau (Sweet Potato)

Papua New Guinea

The sweet potato that feeds a nation: kaukau — orange and purple sweet potatoes (dozens of varieties) baked in earth ovens, boiled or roasted — the highlands' staple since the 'Ipomoean revolution' centuries ago. Ingredients: kaukau (sweet potatoes), water or earth oven; greens and pork to serve.

What it is

The sweet potato that feeds a nation: kaukau — orange and purple sweet potatoes (dozens of varieties) baked in earth ovens, boiled or roasted — the highlands' staple since the 'Ipomoean revolution' centuries ago. Ingredients: kaukau (sweet potatoes), water or earth oven; greens and pork to serve. Recipe: 1) Wash the tubers. 2) Roast in ashes or bake in the mumu. 3) Peel; eat with greens. 4) Store varieties by name (each valley has its champions). Serve: daily, with aibika greens and occasionally pork. Flavor: sweet, dense, sustaining. History: sweet potato arrived from the Americas ~300-400 years ago and transformed highlands agriculture and population — kaukau is history you can eat. See also: Mumu, Sago (PNG).

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