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'Ota 'Ika

Name: 'Ota 'Ika
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Tonga
Ingredients: 300g (sashimi-grade) Fresh tuna; 2 Lemon; 150ml Coconut cream; 1/4 Onion; 1 Tomato; 1/2 Cucumber; 1/2 Chili pepper; 1/2 tsp Salt

Side Dish

⏱ 30 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Raw fish cured with lemon and tossed with coconut cream and vegetables — Tonga's raw fish salad.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

'Ota 'ika means 'raw fish,' a Tongan dish of fresh tuna or white fish diced, cured in lemon or lime juice, and tossed with coconut cream, onion, tomato, cucumber, and chili. A raw fish dish shared across the Pacific islands, in Tonga it's essential at celebrations and festivals.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In a seaside Tongan home, raw fish salad served in coconut shells is laid out with roasted taro and yams.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Fresh tuna 300g (sashimi-grade)
Lemon 2
Coconut cream 150ml
Onion 1/4
Tomato 1
Cucumber 1/2
Chili pepper 1/2
Salt 1/2 tsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cut the tuna into 1.5cm cubes, pour over lemon juice and salt, and cure in the fridge for 20 minutes.
Lightly drain off excess juice.
Slice the onion, dice the tomato and cucumber, and finely chop the chili.
Combine the fish and vegetables, pour over the coconut cream, and toss.
Chill before serving.

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