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What to eat in the Northern Mariana Islands? Top 3 Northern Marianan Vegetable Dishes

Last update: Thu Feb 13 2025
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NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, United States of America and  one more country
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Pado'lalo' is a Chamorro dish made with an unusual combination of ingredients. It consists of grilled eggplants, chopped green onions, local hot peppers, lemon juice, and coconut milk. The dish is suitable for vegetarians and is typically seasoned only with salt.


It is recommended to serve it chilled with other festive Chamorro dishes.

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This Chamorro dish consists of taro leaves that are combined with coconut cream. Coconut cream is produced by squeezing grated coconut flesh in water. The dish is typically flavored with turmeric and lemon juice. Gollai hågon suni is a popular festive dish due to its bold flavors which pair nicely with bland or mildly-flavored fish dishes.

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Lechen biringhenas is a traditional Chamorro dish consisting of eggplants in coconut cream. The dish is typically seasoned with local hot peppers and lemon juice. Coconut cream is made by squeezing grated coconut flesh in water, which is then combined with the eggplants.


The skin should be stripped off the eggplants, and then each eggplant is mashed and layered with coconut cream. Since this is a vegetable dish, in Guam it is usually consumed after the meat dishes.

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Northern Marianan Vegetable Dishes