Fiji Recipes
Three hundred islands where the reef is the pantry. Not sure what to eat in Fiji? Start with Fijian Chicken Curry, Fiji Roti Parcel, Vakalolo and Babakau. Here are 8 authentic Fiji recipes, each from a specific region, with cultural context and dietary substitutions for every table.
8 recipes
BabakauViti Levu, Fiji · medium · 1 h 45 minPuffy, faintly sweet Fijian fried bread, crisp outside and pillowy within, torn and dunked in sweet milky tea for breakfast.
Babakau VakaloloViti Levu, Fiji · easy · 1 h 5 minDense baked cassava under a dark coconut caramel, one of Fiji's oldest sweets, cut into sticky squares.
Fiji Roti ParcelViti Levu, Fiji · medium · 55 minA soft griddle roti wrapped around spiced potato-and-pea curry, the everyday one-handed lunch of Fiji's towns.
Fijian Chicken CurryViti Levu, Fiji · medium · 1 h 5 minBone-in chicken braised with Fiji curry powder, whole spices, tomato and a pounded ginger-garlic-chilli paste.
Lovo (Fijian Earth-Oven Feast, Home-Oven Version)Viti Levu, Fiji · medium · 7 h 30 minFiji's Sunday feast: chicken and pork marinated in coconut cream, garlic and ginger, wrapped in banana leaves and slow-cooked with dalo, cassava and kumala and parcels of palusami, adapted here for a home oven.
Ika Vakalolo (Fijian Fish in Coconut Cream)Viti Levu, Fiji · easy · 45 minFirm reef fish lightly fried, then simmered in lolo (coconut cream) with onion, garlic, tomato, chilli and greens, finished with lemon and served with boiled cassava or dalo.
Kokoda (Fijian Coconut Ceviche)Viti Levu, Fiji · easy · 2 h 30 minFresh fish "cooked" in lime, then mellowed in rich coconut cream with chili, onion, and tomato.
Rourou (Taro Leaves in Coconut Cream)Viti Levu, Fiji · easy · 40 minYoung taro leaves simmered down in coconut cream with onion until silky, dark and rich.
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