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Easy Vanuatu Lap Lap

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Easy Vanuatu Lap Lap

Vanuatu's national dish — grated taro or cassava mixed with coconut milk, wrapped in banana leaves and baked low for over an hour until firm and set.

Total time
100 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
80 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
Vanuatuan
vegangluten-free

Ingredients

4 cupsgrated taro or cassava
2 cupscoconut milk
severalbanana leaves for wrapping

Instructions

1

Mix grated root vegetable with coconut milk into a thick batter.

2

Wrap in banana leaves.

3

Bake at 180°C for 1-1.5 hours.

4

Continue baking until firm and set.

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