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Dish · Fiji
Kokoda
Raw fish cut into cubes, marinated in lime juice and mixed with coconut milk, onion, chili, tomato and scallion, served chilled in half a coconut shell. It is one of the dishes most associated with Fiji.
Traditional food · Fiji
Flavors of Fiji
The raw fish with coconut milk known as kokoda and Rotuma’s fekei at festive gatherings: tastes of Fiji, between the sea, the roots, and the coconut.
In the photo: Ilha Monuriki, Ilhas Mamanuca
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The cuisine
Traditional food of Fiji
Fijian cuisine is made of the sea, of roots, and of coconut. The archipelago comprises hundreds of islands in the South Pacific, and everyday food revolves around fresh fish, taro, cassava, and coconut milk pressed at the moment. To this base were added, over time, the cuisines of neighboring Pacific peoples and those of the descendants of Indian laborers who came to the sugar plantations.
From the sea comes kokoda: fresh fish cured in lime and bathed in coconut milk, served cold at the table, often in a coconut shell.
To the north of the archipelago lies Rotuma, an island with its own culture and language, politically linked to Fiji since 1881. There, the sweet served at celebrations is fekei, a starch pudding with coconut cream and sugar, present at festivities and the feasts of the earth oven.
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Drink · Fiji
Yaqona
Drink made from the dried, ground root of kava, mixed with cold water in a wooden bowl called the tanoa, and served in half a coconut shell, the bilo. It is accompanied by the sevusevu, the ritual by which Fijian communities welcome newcomers.
Sweet · Rotuma
Fekei
Dense pudding made from cassava starch, taro, banana or breadfruit, mixed with coconut cream and sugar. It is the festive sweet of Rotuma, an island with its own culture north of Fiji, and accompanies the feasts cooked in an earth oven.
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Your questions
Questions about the food of Fiji
What is Fiji’s national drink?
Yaqona, a beverage made from the kava root mixed with water. Fiji’s official tourism calls it the national drink; it takes part in village welcome ceremonies.
Which dish should you try in Fiji?
Kokoda, raw fish cured in lime and mixed with coconut milk, served chilled.
What is Rotuma?
A volcanic island in the north of the country, with its own Rotuman language and traditions. Its festive sweet is fekei.