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Oka

Name: Oka
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Samoa
Ingredients: 300g (sashimi-grade) Fresh tuna; 5 tbsp Lime juice; 200ml Coconut cream; 1/4 Onion; 1 Tomato; 1/2 Cucumber; 1/2 Green Chili Pepper; 1/2 tsp Salt

Side Dish

⏱ 30 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Raw fish cured with lime and tossed with coconut cream and vegetables — Samoa's sea starter.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Oka is Samoa's traditional raw fish dish: fresh tuna or similar is diced, cured with lime juice, and tossed with coconut cream, onion, tomato, and cucumber. The Samoan version of a dish shared across the Pacific islands, it's essential at to'ona'i, the big meal after Sunday church, and at celebrations.

🌆 Where it's eaten: After Sunday church, white raw fish salad in coconut shells sits on the mats of a Samoan village home beside dishes cooked in the umu.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Fresh tuna 300g (sashimi-grade)
Lime juice 5 tbsp
Coconut cream 200ml
Onion 1/4
Tomato 1
Cucumber 1/2
Green Chili Pepper 1/2
Salt 1/2 tsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cut the tuna into 1.5cm cubes, pour over lime juice and salt, and cure in the fridge for 20 minutes until white on the surface.
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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