DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Lovo
Lovo is a traditional Fijian earth-oven cooking method and the communal feast prepared with it. Meat, fish, root crops, and vegetables are layered or wrapped in leaves, placed over heated stones in an underground pit, and cooked slowly before being shared.
About Lovo
Lovo is a traditional Fijian earth-oven cooking method and the communal feast prepared with it. Meat, fish, root crops, and vegetables are layered or wrapped in leaves, placed over heated stones in an underground pit, and cooked slowly before being shared.
Ingredients in Lovo
Recorded ingredient connections, rather than a complete recipe. Explore an ingredient for more detail.
- Porkprotein
- Chickenprotein
- Root vegetablesbase
- Sweet Potatobase
- Saltseasoning
- Banana Leafcoating
Ingredient connections awaiting review. Versions and preparation vary.
Origins & food traditions
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