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Ika Vakalolo

Name: Ika Vakalolo
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Fiji
Ingredients: 4 fillets White Fish Fillet; 400ml Coconut milk; 1 Onion; 2 Tomato; 2 cloves Garlic; 1 piece Ginger; 1 Green Chili Pepper; 1 tbsp Lime juice; 1 tsp Salt; 4 Taro

Main Dish

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Fish simmered in coconut milk — a humble dish eaten daily in Fijian homes.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Ika means 'fish' in Fijian and vakalolo means 'cooked in coconut milk.' A simple dish of fish simmered in coconut milk with onion, tomato, and chili, it's one of the most often made dishes in Fijian homes. It's eaten with boiled taro or cassava.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At dusk in a seaside village, father's catch simmers in a pot of coconut milk as the family sits on a mat around dinner.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

White Fish Fillet 4 fillets
Coconut milk 400ml
Onion 1
Tomato 2
Garlic 2 cloves
Ginger 1 piece
Green Chili Pepper 1
Lime juice 1 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp
Taro 4

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Peel the taro and boil until tender.
Warm the coconut milk, sliced onion, grated garlic and ginger, and chopped green chili in a pot.
Add the tomato wedges and simmer 5 minutes.
Add the fish and simmer gently on low for 10 minutes without breaking it up.
Season with lime juice and salt.
Serve with the taro.

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