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 Tavioka Vakalolo

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Tavioka Vakalolo

Side Dish
⏱ 50 min
👥 Serves 4
Difficulty ⭐

Boiled cassava simmered in coconut milk — a humble Fijian staple and side.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Tavioka is Fijian for cassava, which ranks with taro as an important staple in Fiji, eaten boiled, steamed, or roasted. Tavioka vakalolo is a simple dish of boiled cassava simmered with coconut milk and onion and seasoned with salt, served alongside fish or meat.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a village meeting hall, cassava cooked in a big pot is heaped on platters with coconut milk and shared by all.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

👩‍🍳 Instructions

  1. Remove the skin and core from the cassava and cut into large pieces.

  2. Boil in salted water for 20–25 minutes until a skewer slides in easily.

  3. Drain and add the coconut milk and sliced onion.

  4. Simmer on low for 10 minutes until the coconut milk thickens slightly.

  5. Season with salt.

  6. Serve in a bowl.

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