Laplap
Vanuatu National Dish From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Laplap (sometimes incorrectly spelled lap lap) is the national dish of Vanuatu.[1] Laplap is prepared by grating breadfruit, bananas, taro or yam roots into a vegetable paste.[2] The paste is then wrapped in banana leaves and cooked in an underground stone oven, with fresh coconut cream. Meats like pork, beef, chicken or flying fox can be added.[3]
 Laplap | |
| Place of origin | Vanuatu |
|---|---|
| Main ingredients | breadfruit, taro, yam, coconut cream, pork, beef, chicken or flying fox |
Etymology
The word laplap (spelled in one word) comes from Bislama, the national language of Vanuatu.[4] It finds its origin in some of the Oceanic languages of the country: e.g. Dorig lablab [laᵐblaᵐb], Nume labalam [laᵐbalam], both reflecting a Proto-Torres-Banks form *laᵐbalaᵐba.
The majority of indigenous languages of Vanuatu, however, name the dish using other roots. For example, Mota loko [loko] and Raga loḡo [loᵑɡo] reflect a Proto-North-Central Vanuatu etymon *loᵑgo;[5] Hiw tegōv [təɣoβ], Lemerig ’ëgëv [ʔœɣœβ] and Mwotlap na-tgop [natɣɔp] reflect Proto-Torres-Banks *taɣoβe;[6] Araki has ureeje [uɾeet͡ʃe],[7] Tamambo has wewe, etc.
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