Tahiti: Recipes and Cuisine Image by Mayumi Ishikawa The food and cooking of Tahiti is typical Pacific Island cuisine. Pork roasted in a firepit (ahima'a) is a highlight. Fresh fish and seafood are the base for many tasty dishes. Taro root, cassava and rice are staple starches. Taro leaves, bananas and breadfruit are all used as vegetables. Coconut cream enriches dishes, while lime juice gives food a tart punch. Typical Tahitian Dishes Click or Tap to Open/Close A list of typical Tahitian dishes and foods. Use it to help you plan a Tahitian-style meal, party or festival. Salads Salade Niçoise (Salad with tuna, olives, potatoes and green beans) Poultry Chicken Fafa (Chicken with taro leaves) Meats Pua Toro (Corned beef) Fish and Seafood Fafaru (Fish fermented in seawater) Ma'oa and Pahua Taioro (Snails and clams in coconut seawater sauce) Poisson Cru, or E'ia Ota (Tahitian lime-marinated tuna) Shrimp in Coconut Milk (Shrimp simmered in coconut milk) Vegetables and Beans Fe'i (Baked plantains) Poi (Boiled and mashed taro root) Ufi (Baked yams) Uru (Roasted Breadfruit) 'Umara (Baked sweet potatoes) Breads and Grains Coconut Bread Sauces and Condiments Miti-hue (Sour coconut milk) Taioro (Curdled coconut milk) Desserts Baked Papayas Po'e (Fruit pudding) Tahitian Recipes Try these recipes from Tahiti. Po'e (Tahitian fruit pudding) Poisson Cru, or E'ia Ota (Tahitian lime-marinated tuna) Poulet Fafa (Tahitian chicken with taro leaves) Chevrettes à la Vanille et Coco (Tahitian shrimp in coconut-vanilla sauce)
