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The foods of Tuvalu
The cuisine of Tuvalu, a state in the Central Pacific (Oceania), is based on the staple of coconut and the many species of fish found in the ocean and the lagoons of the atolls of Tuvalu. Pulaka, (cyrtosperma merkusii), or swamp taro, is an important source of carbohydrates. Rice now forms an important part of the diet. Coconut is used in different forms with coconut water, coconut milk and the flesh of the coconut being used to flavour dishes. Various desserts made on the islands include coconut and coconut milk, instead of animal milk.Because these islands are isolated, the neighbors' influences are not felt in the Tuvaluan cuisine; because Tuvalu was a British colony during the 19th century, the Tuvalu cuisine includes British elements and meals with the local flavors.
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Appetizer recipes
Potato galettes with smoked salmon and dill creme fraicheMain recipes
Apple and oat scones with cinnamon Baked salmon fillets Baked salmon steaks with apricot-horseradish sauce Banana raisin french toast Beer-batter cod fillets Blueberry scones Creamed salmon casserole Crunchy battered fried fish Deep-fried cod patties Deviled chicken breasts Egg in a hole Eggs suzette English muffins Fish and chips Fish filo parcel and beans Ham and cheese sandwich Honey scones with rhubarb compote Kedgeree of salmon with sea asparagus Leek patties Light buttermilk pancakes Lobster thermidor Mediterranean egg sandwiches Oven barbecued chicken Oven pork chops Sardines with confit thyme tomatoes Silver dollar pear pancakes Simple granola Steak and kidney pie The perfect roast chicken Tuna salad sandwiches Vegan chicken Vegan shepherds pie Vegan turkey Whole grain soda breadSide dishes recipes
Apple and pork stuffing Blueberry port sauce Carrot bran muffins Leek patties Marinated cauliflower Porcini mushroom gratin Spiced beetroot relish Spicy oven-roasted potatoesDessert recipes
Apple and berry crisp Apple betty Apple blueberry crisp Apple crunch Apple pudding Banana bread Blueberry cobbler Blueberry cobbler with peaches and raspberries Blueberry-rum cobbler Chiffon mincemeat pie Christmas mince pies Cranberry apple cobbler Cream cheese cranberry loaf Custard cream English apple pudding with rum sauce Gingerbread sticky toffee pudding Graham cracker crust Lemon curd Lemon rhubarb mousse Lemon shortbread cookies Lemon squares Lemon trifle Lime curd and almond tart Peach cobbler #1 Peach cobbler #2 Peach crisp Peanut butter coconut pudding Pear apple crisp perfect white cake Plum pudding Prune whip Raspberry pie Raspberry-rhubarb custard tart Rhubarb and red wine jelly Rhubarb and strawberry crisp Rhubarb cobbler Rhubarb crisp Rhubarb ice cream Rhubarb strawberry trifle Simple rhubarb fool Swiss roll Trifle
Cooking in Tuvalu
Tuvalu desserts