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The traditional dish is laplap, made by grating cassava or taro, mixing it with coconut milk, wrapping it in banana leaves and slow-cooking it over hot stones in an earthen oven.—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026 And intriguing earthen mounds, built by prehistoric Native Americans more than 1,000 years ago, dot Greenwood Village interpretive site.—Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 16 May 2026 Green has a toothier texture and fresher flavor; red is saucier with dusky, earthen undertones.—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026 Get ready to save 40% on REI’s Co-op Magma 30 Sleeping Bag and REI’s Co-op Half Dome 2 Tent with Footprint (the earthen gray colorway) on opening weekend.—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for earthen