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Po'e is a Tahitian dessert where sweet potato starch is cooked in coconut milk to form a custard-like gel.
Origin: Tahitian people (Traditional) — French Polynesia
See full technique reference →During heating, starch granules gelatinize and proteins denature, creating a smooth matrix. Coconut fat emulsifies with the starch, stabilizing the gel network, while a slight acidification from lime juice promotes retrogradation and firming of the gel.
Primary Reaction
Starch gelatinization and protein denaturation in a coconut milk matrix
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