Foods of Micronesia

Food presentations in ethnobotany 


Dipchig, boiled ground banana from Ulithi. 


Dipchig is comprised of boiled ground bananas. Variations on this are found across Micronesia. On Pohnpei this is known as uht idihd, in Kosrae ap. Banana in Ulithian is yuch, in Woleaian wiish, in Pohnpeian uht, and in Kosraean usr. One reason students bring in foods is that although the recipe sounds the same, the result is not. Dipchig is a lighter, less dense, almost cake like dish. Uht idihd and ap are denser. A Mortlockese variant of uht idihd brought in today was even smoother and denser than Kosraean ap and typical Pohnpeian uht idihd.  


Kimberly of Kosrae, Beverly of Woleai, and Maryam of Ulithi. 

Mortlockese presentation of Pohnpeian uht idihd.

This dish was dressed with coconut milk after slicing as if frosting the uht idihd. The texture was smooth, a gel like consistency with a glassy shine to the cut surfaces of some pieces. The flavor was more complex that typical uht idihd. A wonderful variant on a staple food.


Crystal Mae brought the dish, Nicole handled the presentation. 


Mortlockes komwulij, ground boiled banana balls coated in copra. 


Kidaney explained the dish, Hope providing moral support,

Kidaney gesticulating as she explains the process for forming the komwulij balls.

Franson and Mitchy brought uht mwehl. Where uht pwoil is boiled with the skin on, these bananas were boiled with the skin removed prior to boiling. The coating is piahai, coconut milk. The chicken is local chicken. This marked the first time a student brought along chicken, and local chicken at that. 


Franson presenting.


Mitchy


Uht pirain, fried banana. Pirain is a local rendition of the English word "fry."



Frita, Melessa, and Melaine presented the uht pirain.

Uht piahia is banana boiled with coconut milk. 


Faithjewel explained the process in making uht piahia


Pohnpeian uht piahia, visibly distinct from the two earlier variations of this dish.


Vinola opened the presentation, Ashely and Pamella to the right.


Pamella concluded the presentation.

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