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Coconut-Crusted Fish (Nauru's National Dish)

Name: Coconut-Crusted Fish (Nauru's National Dish)
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Nauru
Ingredients: 300g White fish fillets; 1 lime Lime juice; 3 tbsp All-purpose flour; 1 Egg; 80g Shredded coconut; To taste Salt; To taste Pepper

Main Dish

⏱ 25 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐

Lime-marinated white fish coated in coconut and pan-fried — Nauru's national dish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

On an island of just 21 square kilometers where most food is imported, fish and coconut are two of the few ingredients Nauru can produce itself — and this dish, which combines them, is considered the national dish.

🌆 Where it's eaten: Served hot with a squeeze of lime, alongside rice or fried sweet potato.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

White fish fillets 300g
Lime juice 1 lime
All-purpose flour 3 tbsp
Egg 1
Shredded coconut 80g
Salt To taste
Pepper To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Rub the fish with lime juice, salt, and pepper; let sit 5–10 minutes.
Coat in flour, then beaten egg, then shredded coconut.
Pan-fry in a generous amount of oil until golden on both sides.
Plate with a wedge of lime.

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