Market Staple · Sweet Potato & Coconut
Kumala with Coconut
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Simple boiled sweet potato becomes a full meal here with nothing more than grated coconut and a pinch of salt.
Kumala, the local sweet potato, is boiled or roasted and served with fresh grated coconut, sold as a filling, low-cost lunch at Luganville's market alongside other root crops like taro and yam.
Why it's made this way: Root crops have anchored the diet on Santo for centuries, and pairing them with coconut, grown abundantly across the island's plantations, remains the simplest and most common way they're eaten today.
Roughly what's in it
260kcal
4gprotein
48gcarbs
8gfat
Estimated per typical street-vendor portion — not lab-tested.
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