Tinaktak

Tinaktak
Beef tinaktak
TypeStew
Place of originUnited States
Region or stateGuam
Main ingredientsground meat, coconut milk, green beans, tomatoes

Tinaktak is a Chamoru dish from the Marianas, comprising finely chopped pieces of meat with vegetables and cooked in coconut milk.[1] The name comes from the Chamoru word taktak, an onomatopoeia from the sound of meat being chopped/tenderized.[2] Traditionally, it is from chopped meat, but oftentimes ground meat is used.[3] It is oftentimes cooked with beef in coconut milk, tomatoes, green beans and served with rice.[4][5] Although local vegetables are often used, other vegetables can be substituted.[3] Meatless grounds can be used to make the dish vegan.[6] During Lent, seafood can be used as the protein.[7] Tinaktak is often cooked in many households throughout the Mariana Islands but is also served at parties and restaurants.[6]

  1. ^ Topping, D.M.; Ogo, P.M.; Dungca, B.C. (1980). Chamorro-English Dictionary. PALI Language Texts—Micronesia (in Italian). University of Hawaii Press. p. 203. ISBN 978-0-8248-0353-7. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  2. ^ "tinaktak - Chamorro to English Translation - Chamorro Dictionary". Chamoru.info. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  3. ^ a b "Tinaktak". PaulaQ - GUAM RECIPES that are TESTED, TRIED and TRUE. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  4. ^ "Beef Tinaktak". Annie's Chamorro Kitchen. 2014-02-05. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  5. ^ Russ, About (2017-02-21). "Beef Tinaktak". The Domestic Man. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  6. ^ a b "Vegan tinaktak". flouredframe.com. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  7. ^ "Lent recipes: Fish Eskabeche, Seafood Tinaktak". guampdn.com. 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2022-11-15.