Cook Islands
Cook Islands Breadfruit Stew
Tiopu Kuru
Breadfruit simmered with pork or chicken, onions, garlic, and coconut cream into a hearty, comforting stew; a familiar way to use ripe breadfruit in the Cook Islands.
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French Polynesia
Tahitian Earth Oven
Ahima'a
Ahima'a is the named French Polynesian earth-oven meal: pork, fish, chicken, taro, breadfruit, and bananas are wrapped in leaves and steamed on hot stones.
Cook Islands
Umu
Umukai
A traditional underground oven feast; food is wrapped in banana leaves, placed on heated volcanic stones, and slow-cooked for hours; typically includes pork, chicken, fish, taro, breadfruit, and kumara; a centerpiece of Cook Islands celebrations.