Coastal Classic · Raw Fish Salad
Kokoda
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No stove is involved — the fish "cooks" entirely from sitting in lime juice until it turns opaque and firm.
Kokoda is a raw fish salad popular among Motu-Koitabu and other coastal Papuan communities around Port Moresby: cubes of fresh fish are marinated in lime juice, then mixed with coconut milk, chilli, onion and tomato, often served at weddings and celebrations.
Why it's made this way: Coastal communities around Port Moresby have long relied on the day's fresh catch, and marinating rather than cooking it over fire made for a dish suited to the tropical coast, now shared in variations across Melanesia and Fiji.
Roughly what's in it
260kcal
24gprotein
8gcarbs
15gfat
Estimated per typical street-vendor portion — not lab-tested.
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