Feasting with Fijians - world food and cooking - BBC

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: salt water

Tamari is gluten-free while salt water is a basic alternative.

five-spice powder

🥗Healthier: cinnamon and cloves

💰Cheaper: mixed spices

Cinnamon and cloves can mimic the flavor profile.

honey

🥗Healthier: agave syrup

💰Cheaper: sugar syrup

Agave syrup is lower on the glycemic index.

rice wine

🥗Healthier: sake

💰Cheaper: white wine

Sake is a good substitute for flavor.

Kill the pig for dinner.

Put the pig on the fire to burn off the hair.

Wrap the meat in palm leaves to prevent it from falling apart while cooking.

Use an earth oven that traps heat with red hot volcanic rocks.

Add starchy vegetables like tarot and breadfruit to cook with the pork.

Cover the whole lot with leaves to keep the heat in during the long cooking process.

Wait for the food to cook, which takes about 3 hours.

Check the leaves and stones for heat; the stones should be baking hot.

Slice the cooked pork, which should be tender and moist.

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