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Simboro

Name: Simboro
Total time: 90 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Vanuatu
Ingredients: 400g Taro root; 1/2 (leaves) Cabbage; 400ml Coconut cream; 1 tsp Salt; 200ml Water

Main Dish

⏱ 90 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Grated root vegetables rolled in leaves and simmered in coconut cream — Vanuatu's leaf rolls.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Simboro is a traditional Vanuatu dish: grated cassava, banana, or taro is rolled into long shapes in island cabbage (aibika) leaves and simmered in coconut cream. It's chewy with a sweet coconut aroma and is loved as a Sunday home dish.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In a Vanuatu kitchen, long green leaf rolls lie in a pot simmering in white coconut cream.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Taro root 400g
Cabbage 1/2 (leaves)
Coconut cream 400ml
Salt 1 tsp
Water 200ml

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Grate the taro and mix in salt.
Blanch the cabbage leaves briefly and shave down the thick ribs.
Place root dough on each leaf and roll into a long shape.
Arrange in a pot and pour in the coconut cream and water.
Cover and simmer on low for 40 minutes.

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