A FOOD TRADITION
Solomon Islands Traditional Cuisine
A Melanesian island cooking tradition centered on root crops, breadfruit, fish, shellfish, coconut, bananas, and food cooked over fire or in earth ovens.
Dishes linked to this cuisine
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Banana Pudding
A sweet Solomon Islands pudding made from ripe bananas and coconut milk, usually sweetened and steamed until set.
Boiled Yam with Coconut
Yam is boiled until tender and served with coconut for a rich, starchy side dish.
Breadfruit Pudding
A sweet pudding of cooked breadfruit combined with coconut milk and sugar, commonly steamed until firm.
Cassava Pudding
A Belizean baked pudding made from grated cassava and coconut milk sweetened with sugar, often enriched with egg and cinnamon.
Chicken Cooked in Bamboo
Chicken is seasoned and cooked inside a bamboo tube over heat, producing a tender traditional Solomon Islands main dish.
Coconut Crab in Coconut Milk
A Solomon Islands crab dish in which crab is cooked with coconut milk and commonly accompanied by aromatic seasonings such as onion and chilli.
Earth-Oven Fish
Whole or portioned fish is seasoned and slow-cooked in an earth oven, creating a traditional Solomon Islands main dish.
Earth-Oven Pork
Pork is seasoned and slow-cooked in an earth oven, yielding a tender traditional Solomon Islands main dish.
Fish in Coconut Milk
Fish simmered gently in coconut milk with aromatic onion and garlic for a savory Solomon Islands preparation.
Raw Fish with Coconut Milk
A Solomon Islands preparation of raw fish combined with coconut milk and commonly seasoned with onion, lemon, chilli, and salt.
Roast Breadfruit
Breadfruit is roasted whole or in sections until its skin chars and the starchy flesh becomes tender.
Roasted Cassava
Cassava roots are roasted until cooked through, with a firm, starchy texture and lightly toasted exterior.
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