Micro/Melanesia Recipes

"Sourced from hissurf.com. and slightly modified. Coconut water is the water inside the coconut. You can sometimes buy bottled coconut water from Asian grocerers but it is usually sweetened, so maybe reduce the sugar in the recipe. Time does not include processing in ice cream machine."

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Ingredients: coconut water, salt, sugar...

"This is a delicious spread for toast, to fill pastries, etc. Sourced from alohaworld.com. Not sure about the final quantity."

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Ingredients: cornstarch, egg yolks...

"Sourced from moonglowonline.com and submitted for ZWT 7."

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Ingredients: coconut milk, garlic, ginger...

"Found at chamorro.com, posting for ZWT 7 for Guam. The page attributes the recipe to "Real Guamanian Recipes" by Dorothy's Kitchen Cook Book. I am guessing I will make this with skinned chicken or possibly chicken breasts."

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Ingredients: coconut milk, oil, onions...

"This is a snack from the Fiji Islands. It is made with fresh cassava or yuca. Frozen yuca could be used, but you would need to squeeze out some water after they thaw out. If you are using a large or extra large egg, you may need another half cup or so of the grated cassava to tighten up the mixture."

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Ingredients: cooking oil, dried herbs, eggs...

"This is a recipe from Guam and uses canned corned beef (Hormel makes a 12-oz variety). You could also substitute a can of Spam (a Hawaiian favorite) for a similar result."

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Ingredients: dried basil, dried parsley...

"Boonie peppers are small hot peppers grown on the island of Guam. They are similar to cayenne peppers or to Thai chilies. This recipe has been toned down to better suit the American palette (in Guam they use more like 20 to 40 peppers!). There will be leftover stock (spicy) that would be great for soup the next day."

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Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, cooked white rice...

"A flat bread from Guam, (pronounced ti-tee-dzas). Canned unsweetened coconut milk can be used instead of whole milk. Serve with kelaguen. (recipe #458004)"

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Ingredients: granulated sugar, whole milk...

"A spicy appetizer (or salad) from Guam. NOTE: They use very hot chilies, so adjust type to your tastes. Also, make sure NOT to use the sweetened baking coconut. Fresh is best. Serve with tortillas or recipe #458007"

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Ingredients: jalapenos, lemon juice, onions...

"Honey Cake is one of the highly popular desserts of Fiji. The cake becomes moister and its flavors deepen a day or two after it is made."

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Ingredients: sliced almonds, ground allspice...

"The combination of curry, coconut milk, ginger, garlic and all the vegetables was both sweet and spicy in the best imaginable way. The country's people are descended from the indigenous people, Melanesians, Filipino and Polynesian ancestors. As such, cuisine in this country reflects Spanish, Malay and Chinese cultures. Posted for ZWT7. Found in http://whatscookinginyourworld.blogspot.com/2011/03/day-111-micronesia-coconut-chicken.html..."

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Ingredients: coconut milk, cooking oil...