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| Chicken kelaguen |
If you have not heard of chicken kelaguen, and cannot guess what it is and where it comes from, don’t be disappointed. I did not know also until I ‘ran into it’ by chance.
It happened in Hagåtña, the capital of Guam, in the Northern Pacific. I was
on my way to see a famous monument called Latte of Freedom.
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| Source: The Guam Guide |
The monument is in the shape of a very large cup. As you can see, you
cannot really drink latte from it. Neither can you fill it up with latte and
swim in it. But you can take pictures of it (which I didn't do). Anyway, on my way there I asked a
girl for directions. She was not from the area so she did not know where the
latte was. She was standing at the entrance to a building, selling local food. There were two piles of plastic
containers, one contained chicken, the other contained shrimp. Both were finely
diced, came with a tortilla and looked bland and boring. She was nice and
friendly, so I bought the chicken version.
I then walked to Latte of Freedom but decided not to pay the entry fee required.
Waste of money I thought since all you get is a view. I sat by the seawall to
eat my chicken dish. To call it bland and boring would be an insult. It was the
complete opposite, tasted fresh and packed with flavour. A really simple but delicious dish. The girl had left when
I got back so I got this recipe from the internet.
Ingredients
10 chicken thighs (boneless and skinless)
1 medium onion, chopped
1 green onion, finely chopped
5 hot pepper (donne' sali or thai peppers)
1 cup freshly grated coconut
Juice from six medium lemons
Lemon flavored powder (if you got it, I didn’t use it)
Salt and black pepper to taste
Method
1. Cook the chicken (broil, pan fry, bake or cook any
other way). No seasoning is needed.
2. Once chicken is cooled, finely dice it.
3. Place in a bowl, add the rest of the ingredients
and mix thoroughly. Add more seasoning, lemon or peppers if you want
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| Chicken kelaguen |
