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Juliet Making Lap-lap

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Juliet is making the Vanuatu national dish, "Lap-lap." The main ingredients are cassava, wild cabbage and coconut. It is cooked in an underground oven. Preparation takes considerable time and effort so it is often reserved for Sundays and special occasions. Most Europeans consider it heavy and tasteless.