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Pohnpei Yam Soup

Name: Pohnpei Yam Soup
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Micronesia
Ingredients: 400g Chinese Yam; 300ml Coconut milk; 1/2 Onion; 300ml Water; 1 tsp Chicken bouillon; 1/2 tsp Salt; 1 Green Onion

Soup

⏱ 50 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Yam, Pohnpei's prized crop, simmered in coconut milk into soup.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

On Pohnpei, yams are a symbol of wealth and honor, so treasured that people compete over their size at festivals. At home, peeled yam is cut and simmered in coconut milk into a thick soup.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a festival day on Pohnpei, yams so big it takes several adults to carry them are displayed, while at home cut yams simmer in coconut milk.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Chinese Yam 400g
Coconut milk 300ml
Onion 1/2
Water 300ml
Chicken bouillon 1 tsp
Salt 1/2 tsp
Green Onion 1

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Peel the Chinese yam and cut into 2cm cubes.
Bring water, stock powder, and sliced onion to a boil in a pot.
Add the yam and simmer 10 minutes.
Add the coconut milk and simmer on low for 10 minutes.
Season with salt and scatter with chopped green onion.

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