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Fiji Essentials
A considered first route through Fiji: the foods that carry its everyday habits, celebrations, ingredients, and memory.
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10 foods to know.
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Fiji
Kokoda
Fresh fish cured in lime and coconut cream, served chilled as a Fijian coastal preparation.
Fiji
Lovo
Meat, fish, and root vegetables slow-cooked over stones, a communal Fijian earth-oven feast.
Fiji
Palusami
Taro leaves filled with coconut cream, wrapped, and baked as a Fijian communal side dish.
Fiji
Babakau
Yeasted dough triangles fried until hollow, served for breakfast or alongside curry in Fiji.
Fiji
Vakalolo
Steamed cassava and coconut wrapped in leaves, finished with hot coconut caramel in Fiji.
Fiji
Roti Parcel
Curry folded into roti, wrapped for takeaway, and sold at Indo-Fijian lunch counters.
Solomon Islands
Lolo
Thick coconut cream pressed from grated flesh, used across Fijian savory and sweet cooking.
Fiji
Fiji Asparagus
Duruka
Seasonal wild cane flower harvested briefly, then cooked in coconut-based Fijian dishes.
Fiji
Fish Suruwa
Suruwa
Fish simmered in a spiced coconut curry, a familiar Indo-Fijian home-style preparation.
Fiji
Sea Grapes
Nama
Fresh sea grapes sold in seawater and eaten raw as a crisp Fijian coastal food.