Breads

Coconut Bread

Fa'apapa

Samoa

Thick slab of sweet, fluffy coconut bread; flour, sugar, coconut flakes, and coconut milk mixed into a dough and baked until golden; found in most Samoan households and on breakfast tables; also used to make fa'ausi; simple, sweet, and coconut-rich; a Samoan staple bread.

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What it is

A closer look at Coconut Bread.

Thick slab of sweet, fluffy coconut bread; flour, sugar, coconut flakes, and coconut milk mixed into a dough and baked until golden; found in most Samoan households and on breakfast tables; also used to make fa'ausi; simple, sweet, and coconut-rich; a Samoan staple bread.

What to look for

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A thick, golden slab of sweet coconut bread; dense and fluffy; coconut flakes visible; served at breakfast or as a snack; the bread of Samoa.

Where it belongs

Origins and
traditions.

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Native to

Samoa

Country-wide tradition

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Traditional in

American Samoa

Country-wide tradition

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Traditional in

Sierra Leone

Country-wide tradition

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Names around the table

One food, more than one name.

Coconut Breadprimary
American Samoa Fa'apapalocal · 🇦🇸
Coconut Breadlocal · 🇸🇱
Fa'apapalocal · 🇼🇸
Fa'apapalocal · 🇦🇸

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