Papua New Guinea Travel Guide

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Cuisine

Hotel dining rooms cater for most visitors and menus in main centers are fairly extensive. The more remote the area, the more likely it is that the menus will be basic. However, increasing use is made of fresh local meat, fish, vegetables and fruit. The number of European, Chinese and Indonesian restaurants is rising.

Things to know: Waiter service is usual. Bills include a 10% sales tax.

National specialties:
• Traditional cuisine of Papua New Guinea is based on root crops such as taro, kaukau and yams, sago and pig (cooked in the earth on traditional feasts).
• Mumu is a traditional dish combining roast pork, sweet potatoes, rice and greens.
• Local fruits include pineapples, pawpaws, mangoes, passion fruit and bananas.

National drinks:
• Alcohol is readily available and includes Australian and Filipino beers.

Legal drinking age: 18.

Tipping: Not customary and discouraged.

Nightlife

Several hotels in Port Moresby have dancing in the evenings and some organize live entertainment. The Arts Theater stages regular performances. The local newspaper advertises programs. Sing-sings, tribal events on a smaller scale than the biannual festival, are sometimes held.