TRADITIONAL FOODS OF VANUATU | VANUATU CUISINE

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water + cornstarch

Almond milk reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

fresh fish

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned fish

Canned fish is more affordable and has a longer shelf life.

Grate root crops like yams, taro, or manioc (cassava).

Mix the grated root crops with coconut cream and optionally add meat or seafood.

Wrap the mixture in banana leaves.

Cook the wrapped mixture in an Earth Oven called a lovo.

Prepare coconut crab by grilling, baking, or steaming it.

Serve coconut crab with coconut-based sauces.

Make tulik by mixing grated coconut and sugar, then wrap it in banana leaves.

Steam the wrapped tulik until it forms a soft and sweet treat.

Cook fern fronds with coconut milk, optionally adding meat or seafood.

Prepare island cabbage (lapalapa) by cooking it with coconut milk and optionally mixing it with meat or seafood.

Use coconut milk in various traditional dishes for richness and flavor.

Incorporate nangai nuts in cooking or enjoy them raw as a snack.

Prepare bananas in various forms such as boiled, fried, or mashed, and use them to make sweet treats.

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