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Tongan Cuisine

↳ from Nuku'alofa, Tonga

Polynesian food of root crops and fish: lu pulu (corned beef in taro leaves), ota ika (raw fish in coconut cream) and Sunday umu feasts.

must try ↓

Specialties

  • Lu Pulu
  • Ota Ika

History

Tonga's royal feasts have long used large root crops and pigs.

Ingredients

  • Taro leaves
  • Corned beef
  • Coconut cream
  • Fish
  • Yam
  • Pumpkin

How it's made

  1. Wrap taro leaves around corned beef and coconut cream
  2. Place in an umu
  3. Steam for an hour
  4. Prepare ota ika with lime and coconut
to drink

What Tonga drinks

Ikale beer, kava (kava ceremony), coconut

Ratings & notes

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