PapuaCapital: Manokwari
Traditional Recipes from West Papua
Manokwari has kue lontar (Papuan milk pie), smoked fish and a stir-fry of melinjo leaves with papaya flowers.
West Papua
Ikan Asar (Papuan Smoked Fish)
Ikan Asar
Skipjack or tuna slowly smoked over embers until dry and fragrant. The way coastal people of Manokwari preserve fish.
West PapuaKue Lontar (Papuan Milk Pie)
Kue Lontar Papua
A large Papuan milk pie similar to the Dutch taart. Crisp pastry and soft custard filling, a must at Christmas and celebrations.
West PapuaSayur Ganemo (Melinjo Leaves with Papaya Flowers)
Sayur Ganemo
Papuan stir-fry of young melinjo leaves (ganemo) with papaya flowers and anchovies. The bitterness of the flowers meets the savoury anchovies.