West Papua traditional food has its taste. Papua is not famous for being a beautiful tourism place but it serves the delicious West Papua traditional cuisine. The Papua traditional food has a typical taste. These are some types of delicious Papua foods.
Martabak Sagu
One of the most popular West Papua traditional foods is Martabak Sagu. Of course, it is different from the other pancakes. It is usually made of flour with some extra jams and milk. There is also a salty pancake with duck eggs. However, the West Papua pancake is made of sago. This food became a traditional food from Fakfak Region, West Papua. It is similar to its name in which sago pancake is made of fried sago and pour brown sugar inside it. It tastes so delicious and is suitable to be a snack while drinking coffee or tea.
Papeda
West Papua culture is interesting to discuss. It has a unique and different culture than the other regions in Indonesia. Nevertheless, it is not complete without discussing the tasty West Papua traditional foods. For the people living in West Indonesia, they will surely get familiar with Papeda. Papeda is the typical original food from West Papua. Many people love this food. Papeda is a kind of food made of sago and cooked until it is similar to glue.
If you taste papeda, of course, it tastes plain. Papeda becomes a substitute for the rice so that you eat it by rolling it. Thus, this West Papua traditional food will taste delicious when you eat with the other foods. You can eat it together with yellow gravy, and fish. Any meals are seasoned with turmeric.
Sagoo Caterpillar Satay
Sagoo caterpillar satay became a typical West Papua food by Papua people. It is similar to its name in which satay is made of sago caterpillars. Many sago trees fallen in Papua forest makes the people find several sago caterpillars. Despite being a sago caterpillar to be satay, local people eat it raw. Many tourists get interested in tasting the meal of sago caterpillar satay because this food is so unique and tasty.
Wrapped Fish
Anyone eating this typical meal of West Papua surely will get addicted. This food is a fish served with so many seasonings. This food smells so tasty and good. The making process of this wrapped fish is longer because you use a low flame to bake it. It is used to make the seasoning absorbing inside the flesh of the fish. Thus, if you want to enjoy the tasty wrapped fish of West Papua, you must be patient to make it more delicious.
Keladi Tumbuk
Keladi Tumbuk becomes a West Papua traditional food made of taro served with baked fish. Keladi Tumbuk is made by boiling taro until it is cooked. Then, you grin it until it is smooth. Next, the soft taro can be mixed with grated coconut, salt, and sugar. This culinary is served with an extra menu on the dining table for a family, party, or other celebration moments. It contains high carbohydrates but is low sugar so that it is suitable for the people running a diet program.
Cheating Shrimp
It becomes one of the most popular West Papua traditional foods. Furthermore, if you visit Wamena, this food is very famous. The shape of shrimp is similar to the crab because it has claws so that it is named cheating shrimps. The making process of this shrimp is fried, boiled, and baked based on your taste. The taste of this food is more delicious depending on the general shrimp. You can enjoy this seafood only in West Papua. This typical West Papua food can be bitten when you visit West Papua. The taste of this food is unique and tasty. It can make anyone taste this West Papua traditional food.
