Palusami

Kiribati · Oceania

Cooked dark leafy parcel with coconut cream on a white plate.
Palusami

Palusami encloses coconut cream and seasonings in taro leaves. UNCTAD’s Kiribati country profile describes a filling with onion and curry powder, served alongside roast pork or chicken. In this description, the meat is an accompaniment rather than part of the leaf-wrapped filling.[1]

Cook Henrik Persson records a vegan home adaptation using Chinese broccoli leaves because fresh taro leaves were unavailable to him. He wrapped coconut filling in the leaves and baked the packets in an oven. He describes the substitution as his own choice and draws on preparations from several Pacific islands.[2]

References

Sources checked:

  1. Kiribati country profile: Culture, page 1 — UNCTAD / Development and Globalization: Facts and Figures 2021
  2. Kiribati: vegan palusami — Henrik Persson / Vegan Physicist, firsthand cooking adaptation
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