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Solomon Islands Essentials
A considered first route through Solomon Islands: the foods that carry its everyday habits, celebrations, ingredients, and memory.
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Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands Poi
Poi
Pounded taro ferments into a tangy paste served beside fish or chicken.
Solomon Islands
Green PawPaw Curry
Unripe papaya simmers in coconut cream and curry spices beside white rice.
Solomon Islands
Curried Coconut and Lime Gourd Soup
Gourd, coconut milk, lime, curry, garlic, ginger, and onion blend into soup.
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands Kokoda
Kokoda
Raw fish cures in lime before coconut milk, tomato, onion, and chili.
Central Solomon Islands (Guadalcanal / Malaita / Makira), Solomon Islands
Six-Month Pudding
Giant swamp taro and coconut milk ferment into Makira’s long-keeping pudding.
New Caledonia
Coconut Crab
Unga
Large coconut crab is gathered as a Solomon Islands island delicacy.
Polynesian Outliers (Temotu / Rennell and Bellona), Solomon Islands
Nambo
Roasted breadfruit squares harden into a durable Santa Cruz fishing biscuit.
Central Solomon Islands (Guadalcanal / Malaita / Makira), Solomon Islands
Sisikolo
Mangrove fruit, coconut, tuna, and onion form a rare Langa Langa stew.
Solomon Islands
Ngali Nut
Canarium indicum nuts offer rich almond-like flesh for roasting, bars, and cooking.
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands Tuluk
Tuluk
Chicken or pork steams with cassava and sweet potato in banana leaves.
Central Solomon Islands (Guadalcanal / Malaita / Makira), Solomon Islands
Megapode Egg
Managed Savo nesting sites supply unusually large seasonal eggs with rich yolks.
Papua New Guinea
Cassava Pudding
Poudine manioc
Grated cassava, coconut milk, sugar, and vanilla bake into dense chewy pudding slices for island meals.