Coffee & Tea

Samoan Cocoa

Koko Samoa

Samoa

Traditional Samoan cocoa drink; made from locally grown cacao beans; beans are roasted, ground, and mixed with hot water; rich, dark, and slightly grainy; served with sugar or coconut cream; the hot beverage of choice in Samoa; drunk with panipopo; a TasteAtlas-listed drink; the cocoa that fuels Samoan mornings.

Samoan Cocoa sticker illustration

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What it is

A closer look at Samoan Cocoa.

Traditional Samoan cocoa drink; made from locally grown cacao beans; beans are roasted, ground, and mixed with hot water; rich, dark, and slightly grainy; served with sugar or coconut cream; the hot beverage of choice in Samoa; drunk with panipopo; a TasteAtlas-listed drink; the cocoa that fuels Samoan mornings.

What to look for

Know it when you find it.

A dark, rich, slightly grainy cocoa drink; served hot with sugar; sometimes with coconut cream; the Samoan hot chocolate; drunk with panipopo; the drink of every Samoan morning.

Where it belongs

Origins and
traditions.

Food rarely respects a border. These are the places the dataset connects most strongly to Samoan Cocoa.

Native to

Samoa

Country-wide tradition

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Traditional in

American Samoa

Country-wide tradition

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Names around the table

One food, more than one name.

Samoan Cocoaprimary
American Samoa Koko Samoalocal · 🇦🇸
Koko Samoalocal · 🇼🇸
Koko Samoalocal · 🇦🇸

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