Vegetable and Peanut Stew

Although peanuts were introduced to Papua New Guinea only (comparatively) recently, they are now cultivated and consumed in quantity, overtaking many indigenous nuts with their popularity due to their flavor and ease of preparation. Locally-ground peanut butter is commercially produced in Morobe Province. (Morobe is a port city almost due north of Port Moresby on the Huon Gulf.)

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