Desserts
Pulaka (pulaka)
Pulaka, the giant swamp taro, is a dense, fibrous tuber eaten cooked, sometimes sweetened with coconut milk and cane sugar. Its firm, yellowish flesh is one of the traditional staple foods of Tuvalu.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
Instructions
- Peel the pulaka with a knife and rinse it under clear water.
- Cut it into large pieces and cook in salted water in a pan for 30 to 40 minutes, until a knife slides easily through the flesh.
- Drain, then roughly mash the pieces with a fork to get a rustic purée.
- In a small pan, warm the coconut milk with the cane sugar until fully dissolved, without boiling.
- Stir the sweetened coconut milk into the pulaka purée, mix well and serve warm.
Variations and tips
Savoury version. Leave out the sugar and serve the mashed pulaka with a little salted coconut milk alongside fish.
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Tuvalu
Tuvalu
Tuvalu
Tuvalu
Tuvalu
Tuvalu
Tuvalu
Tuvalu
Original Ecomely recipe.