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]

Tinaktak

Beef tinaktak
Type	Stew
Place of origin	United States
Region or state	Guam
Main ingredients	ground meat, coconut milk, green beans, tomatoes