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DISH RESEARCH · Side dish

Mwatun kon

Also known as: Chuukese coconut kon, Mwatun

Mwatun kon is a Chuukese breadfruit preparation documented in a College of Micronesia ethnobotany class.

About Mwatun kon

Mwatun kon is a Chuukese breadfruit preparation documented in a College of Micronesia ethnobotany class. The student presenters distinguish it as the form of kon made with coconut milk.

Pounded breadfruit supplies the substantial starchy body, while coconut milk surrounds the portions in the accompanying photograph. The presentation has a simple breadfruit-and-coconut character.

The account places the dish within local food knowledge shared by the Chuukese presenters. It also records the specialised breadfruit board and pounder associated with the preparation.

Allergens in this recipe

Allergen details are not yet confirmed.

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Ingredients in Mwatun kon

Chuukese mwatun kon documented by College of Micronesia student presenters.

Ingredient details & uncertainties

Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.

  • Breadfruit: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Exact17, boiled and pounded; cultivar and boiling medium unspecified.
  • Prepared coconut milk: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Exact17 Mwatun contains coconut milk; original photo confirms serving, full extraction/product formula and quantity unspecified.

Origins & food traditions

Micronesia association in the attributed source; no exclusive invention claim.

Countries

Cuisines & regions

Sources & references
  1. Micronesian Food Plant Presentations spring 2007 — SC/SS115 Ethnobotany, College of Micronesia-FSM