Papuan Cuisine: The Earth Oven Tradition
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Papua — the easternmost province of Indonesia, sharing the island of New Guinea with Papua New Guinea — has a culinary tradition that is FUNDAMENTALLY different from the rest of Indonesia. The staple is sago (NOT rice), the primary cooking method is the earth oven (*barapen* or *bakar batu* — "stone burning"), and the food traditions are Melanesian, not Southeast Asian. Papua's food culture has more in common with Pacific Island traditions (Polynesian, Melanesian) than with Javanese or Sumatran cooking.
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