A FOOD TRADITION
Kiribati Traditional Cuisine
An atoll-based cooking tradition centered on seafood, coconut, breadfruit, pandanus, and staple root crops, often using roasting and earth-oven methods.
Dishes linked to this cuisine
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Baan n okra
A Kiribati community snack of boiled okra coated in seasoned egg and fried until brown.
Baan te nambere, te kumara ke te kangkong
A Kiribati community dish of bele, sweet-potato or water-spinach leaves cooked with curry, aromatics and chilli.
Baanikai n chop suey
A Kiribati community vegetable chop suey combining local leafy greens and green papaya with chicken or fish.
Baata n uanikai
A Kiribati community fritter combining grated cucumber, papaya and pumpkin in a seasoned egg-and-flour batter.
Coconut miti
A fresh coconut-cream accompaniment recorded for Kiribati in the Pacific Community's Pasifika Plates collection.
Kiribati ika
A banana-leaf-steamed white-fish preparation recorded in the Pacific Community's Pasifika Plates collection.
Kukanakin te iaroo ao iamaii
A Kiribati community dish of ofenga leaves cooked with coconut cream, aromatics, curry and optional fish or meat.
Palusami
Palusami is a Pacific Island parcel of taro leaves filled with coconut cream and onion, traditionally baked or steamed; some versions add meat or fish. It is recognized in Kiribati as well as Samoa, Fiji, Tuvalu, and other Pacific cuisines.
Salad n iamaii ke iaroo
A Kiribati community salad of chopped ofenga leaves rested in coconut milk with onion and boiled coconut toddy.
Te baata ni bwaukin
A Kiribati community recipe of small pumpkin, onion and garlic fritters bound with egg and flour.
Te Bwibwi
Pounded babai, or swamp taro, is mixed with coconut cream and cooked as a soft traditional Kiribati root-vegetable dish.
Te ika ae e baaniaki
A Kiribati community recipe of fried fish cooked with amaranth or spinach leaves, onion and garlic.
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