DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Torres Strait Kup Mari
Also known as: Kap Mari, Kup Mauri, Kup Murri
A communal Torres Strait earth-oven meal rather than one fixed recipe. Fish, seafood and garden foods are leaf-wrapped and cooked between heated stones; contents vary by island, season and occasion.
About Torres Strait Kup Mari
A communal Torres Strait earth-oven meal rather than one fixed recipe. Fish, seafood and garden foods are leaf-wrapped and cooked between heated stones; contents vary by island, season and occasion.
Ingredients in Torres Strait Kup Mari
Recorded ingredient connections, rather than a complete recipe. Explore an ingredient for more detail.
- Yambase
- Bananabase
- Crabprotein
- Sweet Potatobase
- Fishprotein
Ingredient connections awaiting review. Versions and preparation vary.
Origins & food traditions
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