Kitchen atlas

Oceania · Melanesia

Papua New Guinea at the table.

Taro, sweet potato, greens, banana, coconut, pork, and earth-oven cooking underpin Papua New Guinea’s exceptionally diverse local foodways.

A useful way in

Look for the details.

Hundreds of cultures and languages mean no single national dish can tell the whole food story.

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Essential ingredients

  • Sweet potato
  • Taro
  • Coconut

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Dishes to know

  • Mumu
  • Sago dishes
  • Coconut greens

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