As agriculture is the main occupation in East Timor, the primary food is rice, which is cultivated widely in this country. Apart from rice, other staple food items that are cultivated in East Timor include sweet potatoes, maize, cassava, and taro. These primary staples are supplemented with beans, cabbage, spinach, onions and cowpeas.
The second category of food consists of poultry, pigs, and goats. Most homes in East Timor raise their own food animals for meat. Fish is also a source of animal protein in this country as fishing is also an important occupation after agriculture.
Fuuntaul tong and gailong- A popular soup dish, red beans, beef, lettuce, and egg with rice.
An East Timorese dish of ikan sabuko with batar daan, rice and budu.
Ikan sabuko- A Spanish mackerel in tamarind marinade with basil and capsicum.
Tapai- A fermented rice dish. It is sweet, sour, and slightly alcoholic.
Caril - A mild chicken curry with a roasted capsicum and coconut paste.
Feijoada – A common dish of former Portuguese colonies, it is made with pork, cannellini beans and chorizo.
Hungry seasonedit
East Timor's crops rely on the rains that come following the annual dry season. This leads to a period of poor food security called the "hungry season" from November to February due to the unpredictable climate. Many households depend on their own production of food because of the erratic climate conditions, such as droughts.
Many families subsist on akar, which is a widely available food source for the poor. It is dried palm tree bark, beaten into a powder, mixed with water to form a jelly and then cooked over fire. This leads to cases where nearly 58% of children under the age of five suffer from chronic malnutrition.[3]
The coffee of East Timor is organic and a major cash crop for the island nation. Coffee accounts for 90 percent of the country's non-oil exports, while 46 percent of East Timorese households rely solely on coffee for their income.
The crop has grown in the country for centuries. It accounted for half of the country's trade when it was a Portuguese colony in the late 1800s, but during 24 years of Indonesian occupation the bumper business was neglected when the military took over – prices fluctuated and many coffee plantations were battlefields so the quality of beans worsened.
By the war's end, agricultural experts estimated two generation's worth of farming knowledge was lost and some plantations were abandoned. But because the trees got little attention the pesticide and fertiliser-free groves are popular for organic coffee lovers. Today, the coffee is known as the golden prince of East Timor agriculture - worth $10 million a year, 46,000 coffee farms employ one-fifth of East Timor's population but it is a major battle to encourage farmers to improve the quality of East Timor's agriculture.[4]
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Cuisine of East Timor news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations October 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message The cuisine of East Timor consists of regional popular foods such as pork fish basil tamarind legumes corn rice root vegetables and tropical fruit 1 2 East Timorese cuisine has influences from Malay and Portuguese dishes from its colonisation by Portugal Flavours and ingredients from other former Portuguese colonies can be found due to the presence of Portuguese soldiers from other colonies in East Timor Contents 1 East Timorese dishes 2 Hungry season 3 Desserts 4 Coffee 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksEast Timorese dishes editAs agriculture is the main occupation in East Timor the primary food is rice which is cultivated widely in this country Apart from rice other staple food items that are cultivated in East Timor include sweet potatoes maize cassava and taro These primary staples are supplemented with beans cabbage spinach onions and cowpeas The second category of food consists of poultry pigs and goats Most homes in East Timor raise their own food animals for meat Fish is also a source of animal protein in this country as fishing is also an important occupation after agriculture Batar daan A popular dish of corn mung beans and pumpkin Budu A sauce of tomato mint lime and Spanish onion Fuuntaul tong and gailong A popular soup dish red beans beef lettuce and egg with rice nbsp An East Timorese dish of ikan sabuko with batar daan rice and budu Ikan sabuko A Spanish mackerel in tamarind marinade with basil and capsicum Tapai A fermented rice dish It is sweet sour and slightly alcoholic Caril A mild chicken curry with a roasted capsicum and coconut paste Feijoada A common dish of former Portuguese colonies it is made with pork cannellini beans and chorizo Hungry season editEast Timor s crops rely on the rains that come following the annual dry season This leads to a period of poor food security called the hungry season from November to February due to the unpredictable climate Many households depend on their own production of food because of the erratic climate conditions such as droughts Many families subsist on akar which is a widely available food source for the poor It is dried palm tree bark beaten into a powder mixed with water to form a jelly and then cooked over fire This leads to cases where nearly 58 of children under the age of five suffer from chronic malnutrition 3 Desserts edit nbsp Bibinka a grilled and layered coconut cake Bibingka A grilled and layered coconut cake Portuguese tart pastel de nata an egg tart pastryCoffee editThe coffee of East Timor is organic and a major cash crop for the island nation Coffee accounts for 90 percent of the country s non oil exports while 46 percent of East Timorese households rely solely on coffee for their income The crop has grown in the country for centuries It accounted for half of the country s trade when it was a Portuguese colony in the late 1800s but during 24 years of Indonesian occupation the bumper business was neglected when the military took over prices fluctuated and many coffee plantations were battlefields so the quality of beans worsened By the war s end agricultural experts estimated two generation s worth of farming knowledge was lost and some plantations were abandoned But because the trees got little attention the pesticide and fertiliser free groves are popular for organic coffee lovers Today the coffee is known as the golden prince of East Timor agriculture worth 10 million a year 46 000 coffee farms employ one fifth of East Timor s population but it is a major battle to encourage farmers to improve the quality of East Timor s agriculture 4 References edit Food of East Timor Visit East Timor Cake Delivery Online flower Aura TIMOR LESTE Chronic malnutrition among world s highest Irin News 101East Where the wild coffee grows Al Jazeera Archived from the original on 2020 09 28 Retrieved 2014 02 27 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link Further reading editLenci Sergio November 2012 Final Evaluation Timor Leste Thematic window Children Food Security and Nutrition Promoting Sustainable Food and Nutrition Security in Timor Leste PDF Report New York MDG Achievement Fund Retrieved 7 April 2023 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