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Cuisine of French Polynesia

French Polynesian cuisine is a vibrant island culinary tradition centered on fresh seafood, tropical fruits, and root vegetables, often cooked in a traditional underground oven called the ahima'a. It features a harmonious blend of native Polynesian ingredients and French influences, with coconut milk playing a starring role in many dishes.

Local Ingredients
Coconut milkTaro rootUru (breadfruit)Fe’i bananas (plantains)Fresh fish (tuna, mahi mahi)
Local Specialties
Fe’i bananas
Polynesian plantains
Taro
starchy root vegetable
Uru
breadfruit
Poisson cru
raw fish in coconut milk
Vanilla
fragrant spice
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