World Cuisines

Cassava Pudding (Solomons)

Solomon Islands

The pudding of the Solomons: cassava or taro pudding (often called poi in the Solomons, distinct from Hawaii's) — grated root crop baked with coconut cream in banana leaves in the stone oven until set like a cake. Ingredients: cassava or taro, coconut cream, banana leaves.

What it is

The pudding of the Solomons: cassava or taro pudding (often called poi in the Solomons, distinct from Hawaii's) — grated root crop baked with coconut cream in banana leaves in the stone oven until set like a cake. Ingredients: cassava or taro, coconut cream, banana leaves. Recipe: 1) Grate the crop; squeeze lightly. 2) Mix with coconut cream. 3) Wrap in leaves; bake in the motu stone oven. 4) Cool; slice. Serve: with fish and greens at family meals. Flavor: dense, coconut-rich, sustaining. History: root puddings are Melanesia's baking; the Solomons' version anchors its garden cuisine. See also: Reef Fish (Solomons), Cassava (Solomon Islands).

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