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American Samoa Essentials
A considered first route through American Samoa: the foods that carry its everyday habits, celebrations, ingredients, and memory.
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3 foods to know.
Each selection includes the reason it belongs here—so this is a guide, not just a pile of names.
Samoa
Palusami
Taro leaves filled with coconut cream and corned beef, baked in an umu for AS gatherings.
American Samoa
American Samoa Oka
Oka i'a
Fresh fish cured in citrus, coconut cream, onion, and chili for Samoan-style AS meals.
Samoa
Mackerel Coconut Bake
Faiai Eleni
Fish baked with coconut cream in banana leaves, a named Samoan preparation served in AS.