DISH RESEARCH · Side dish
Palusami
Samoan taro-leaf bundles with coconut, onion and ti-leaf wrapping.
About Palusami
Palusami is a Samoan parcel of young taro leaves around a coconut-and-onion filling. The Polynesian Cultural Center presents this classic vegetable rendition with an outer ti-leaf wrapping.
Creamy coconut milk gives the filling richness, while chopped onion and salt season the bundles. Black pepper is an optional addition to the mixture.
The stacked taro leaves form small individual portions, with the ti leaves surrounding them. Their leafy exterior and rich coconut centre are central to this documented Samoan preparation.
Allergens in this recipe
Allergen details are not yet confirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Palusami
Polynesian Cultural Center's Samoan taro-leaf palusami.
- Young taro leavesBase
- Creamy-style coconut milkLiquid
- OnionAromatic
- SaltSeasoning
- Black pepperSeasoning · Optional
- WaterCooking medium
- Ti leavesCooking mediumIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Young taro leaves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual37 edible taro leaves, no spinach substitute.
- Creamy-style coconut milk: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual38 first creamy-style prepared milk, full brand formula unprovided; no dairy Milk inferred.
- Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Black pepper (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual41 explicitly optional.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual42/49 explicit steaming water, not a filling addition.
- Ti leaves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual53 authentic outer wrapping over foil; material identity retained, not asserted eaten. Pliant stem tie is equipment contact detail, no separate edible ingredient.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
Cuisines & regions
- Samoan Cuisine
- Tuvaluan CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Samoan CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Kiribati Traditional CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Traditional Fijian CuisineCatalogue link pending review