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Oka i'a

Oka i'a is a Samoan raw-fish salad with citrus, coconut milk and vegetables.

About Oka i'a

Oka i'a is a Samoan raw-fish salad with citrus, coconut milk and vegetables. Panipopos's tuna rendition combines lemon juice with onion, spring onion, tomato and cucumber in a creamy dressing.

Lemon gives the fish a bright, tart flavour, balanced by the richness of coconut milk. The vegetables provide crispness, with optional celery, chilli, coriander leaves and lemon slices adding further accents.

Bite-sized fish and vegetables sit together in a pale, juicy dressing. The dish is presented as an appetizer or side, with tender fish contrasting with the crunchy vegetables.

Allergens in this recipe

Contains: Fish.

Optional additions: Celery.

Other allergen details are unconfirmed.

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Ingredients in Oka i'a

Panipopos's Samoan tuna oka i'a.

Ingredient details & uncertainties

Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.

  • Fresh tuna: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Fish source-confirmed. Ordinary28 first tuna over snapper; broad tuna candidate, exact species unprovided.
  • Lemon juice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual29 first lemon over lime; same lemon route36–38, no lime union.
  • Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual30/37 generic onion, distinct spring onion.
  • Spring onions: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual31/37 literal spring onions.
  • Tomato: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual32/37.
  • Cucumber: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual33/37.
  • Coconut milk: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual34/38 named prepared coconut milk; full manufacturing/supplier formula unknown.
  • Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual35/38 literal seasoning; to taste is amount, not automatic omission.
  • Celery (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Celery source-confirmed. Prose22 named crisp vegetable addition to this same fish salad.
  • Hot chilli pepper (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Prose22 sister's named optional minced hot chilli addition.
  • Coriander leaves (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Prose22 first cilantro over parsley same-family optional fresh herb.
  • Lemon slices (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Prose24 optional floating lemon slices, distinct from required juice.

Origins & food traditions

Panipopos connects this Samoan oka i'a with the food and family cooking remembered from home in Samoa.

Countries

  • Samoa
  • SamoaCatalogue link pending review

Cuisines & regions

Sources & references
  1. Oka I'a – Fish Salad — Panipopos, Samoa Food (29 January 2011)