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Dairy-Free Tuvaluan Recipes
Every dish here is Tuvaluan cooking that is naturally dairy-free, no swaps required, each tied to a real region and its culinary story. Prefer to wander wider? Toggle dairy-free on any recipe on the site and the ingredients rewrite themselves with regional swaps.
6 recipes
Pulaka with Coconut FishFunafuti, Tuvalu · medium · 75 minEarthy swamp-taro pulaka served with fish baked in coconut cream, the mainstay of atoll life.
FekeiFunafuti, Tuvalu · medium · 45 minA sweet Tuvaluan pudding of grated pulaka or banana cooked with coconut cream into a sticky, caramel-rich cake.
Grilled Breadfruit with MitiFunafuti, Tuvalu · easy · 55 minWhole breadfruit roasted over coals until smoky and tender, torn into pieces and dipped into miti, a fresh coconut cream sauce sharpened with onion, chili and lime.
Puleleti (Coconut and Coconut Syrup Sweet)Funafuti, Tuvalu · easy · 25 minA chewy Tuvaluan coconut candy, fresh grated coconut cooked down with sweet coconut toddy syrup until thick, sticky and glossy.
Talo Tokotokoi (Baked Taro with Coconut Cream)Funafuti, Tuvalu · easy · 110 minBaked taro broken into chunks and coated in a thick, sweet coconut cream cooked down until glossy, a favourite at Tuvaluan feasts.
Crab in LoloFunafuti, Tuvalu · medium · 55 minCrab simmered in lolo, a rich coconut-cream sauce with onion and garlic, a celebration dish of Tuvalu where the prized coconut crab is reserved for feasts.
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