A FOOD TRADITION
Nauruan Cuisine
An island cooking tradition centered on reef fish, coconut, pandanus, breadfruit, taro, and other Pacific staples.
Dishes linked to this cuisine
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Banana Coconut Pudding
Ripe bananas are cooked with coconut milk and sugar into a soft, sweet pudding.
Coconut Crab
A Nauruan crab dish prepared with coconut milk and commonly seasoned with onion and salt.
Coconut Fish
A Nauruan preparation of fish cooked in coconut milk, typically seasoned with onion and salt.
Nauru breadfruit curry
A Nauruan breadfruit curry seasoned with garlic, onion, curry and masala spices, mustard, cumin, fennel and chilli.
Pandanus Fruit Paste
A traditional Nauruan paste made by mashing the edible pulp of ripe pandanus fruit.
Roast Breadfruit
Breadfruit is roasted whole or in sections until its skin chars and the starchy flesh becomes tender.
Taro with Coconut
Tender taro is cooked with coconut milk to make a creamy, mildly sweet starchy side dish.
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