Fiji is famous for its coastal land rather than its cuisine. It is a small island that is popular in its culinary heritage. The island is rich in beaches and offers lavish resorts to its tourists. It lures with its warm, soft sand and aquarium waters. You will love these things outside the door of your beach resorts. The most wonderful activity in this area is scuba diving and snorkeling. There are several walking through gardens and history museum. The Garden of the Sleeping Giant is very famous all around the world. There are several things to do on these beaches. Not only this, if you are visiting the island, then you will love the Fiji cuisine because of the traditional cooking methods. It is rich in chilies and curries that make it a distinct cuisine. Taro, fish, coconut, cassava, rice, sweet potato, and others are used in the cuisines. Some other dishes are given below.
Duruka
It is popular as the name of the Fijian asparagus. It is a cane flower that is unopened. It is a plant that is like sugar cane. It is available in other pacific islands and Southeast Asia. In Fiji, you will see all the green and red varieties of food. In this food, the locals use different curries or coconut milk. Red Duruka is much softer as compared to the green one. It is a food that is full of flavor. Make your holidays memorable and enjoy the winters with it. Distribute it to your family and friends for sharing your happiness. It will enhance the allure of your celebrations.
Lovo
Fijis serve this dish in their large social gatherings and parties, including festivals and weddings. The locals cook this dish in their homemade oven. They make the oven by making a hole in the ground and fill it with the coconut husk. It catches on fire, and they cover it with a stone. They wrap vegetables, fish, and meat in the taro and banana wraps. They use chicken, pork, and lovo in the form of meat. They cook it for three hours and make it tender and flavorful. It contains smoky flavor. It is highly delicious and famous in the entire area. It is easily available in hotels, restaurants and even as a food street.
Kokoda
It is an appetizer and is like Peru ceviche and Hawaii Poke. The majority of people like this dish in the country. It is easily available in all the local restaurants. They use lemon juices, raw fish with the marination in the lime. The use of the citrus juice is exclusive to cook the food in a new taste. The use of coconut milk in the dish makes its taste exclusive. Some other ingredients are seawater, onions, chilies, and others. They use Walu, that is a famous type of Spanish mackerel. They serve it in Coconut shell.
Nama of Fiji
It is a traditional dish of the Island. The quality achievement of the brand is unique and different taste. It is quite traditional that multiplies your joy of the rainy season with tea. In summer season it can be served with cold drinks, juices, and soft drink. The most important factor is the trust that they have earned from their customers. It is now presented to celebrate events and congratulate each other. It is a carbohydrate-rich food with protein. For improving the vitality of the body daily, this product and nuts are the most filling snack. It is a good match with tea in the winter.
Fish Suruwa
It is a meal that shows the combination of the influence of the Indian community in Fiji cuisine. The locals serve it at weddings. They eat with rice in the main course. It is highly spicy and contains flavors and spices with cinnamon, cumin, coconut milk, and garam masala. These spices and flavors mix well with the fish. It is rich in taste and nutrients as well. It is full of healthy nutrition and is eaten for getting a strong and stout body. In the olden days, in Fiji, people serve their guests with this dish to show hospitality.
Palusami
It is a Fijian dish that comprises of boiled leaves of taro. It has the real delight of fine vegetable curry and mashed into a rich curry of vegetables. Unlike other dishes, there is no spice and chili in it. It contains lamb chunks. It is a non-vegetarian and vegetarian dish. These are extremely delicious and famous nationwide for its traditional and unique taste. Visitors and tourists take this dish as a gift and to present their happiness to family and friends. It is easily available in all local restaurants of the country. With constant progress over the years, they are dealing with a huge variety of local dishes. But the recognition of the country is Palusami.
Topoi Fiji
With the combination of the sugar, cream, coconut milk, coconut, and grated cassava, the locals prepare Topoi. They give this mixture a shape of a ball. They simmer it in a pot of boiling water until it cooks. They share a strong part of the sweets in the industry with the name of the brands. With their several sweet shops in the city, the brands of sweets manage to reach customers all over the country. There are several shops nationwide, where you can get this sweet. These dumplings are famous for their unique taste and the quality that they have maintained successfully. It is the name of fame for the customers of the world. This sweet is admired at the vast level as well. It is the standard sweet that is prepared on orders on marriage ceremonies, engagements, and other celebrations.
Fiji chop suey
You will definitely love this Fiji style chop suey. It has gotten a Fiji staple meal. The majority of the people love to eat spicy chicken in almost all restaurants and food court on the islands. You will like the taste of this dish because the majority of the tourists like it.
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