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Fa'alifu Fa'i

Name: Fa'alifu Fa'i
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Samoa
Ingredients: 6 Green banana; 300ml Coconut cream; 1/2 Onion; 1 tsp Salt; To taste Water

Side Dish

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Green bananas simmered in coconut cream — a gentle Samoan home staple.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Fa'alifu fa'i is a Samoan staple dish of peeled green bananas simmered soft in salted coconut cream. The starchy bananas absorb the richness of coconut, and it appears on the daily table alongside fish or meat. There's also fa'alifu talo, made with taro.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In the evening at a seaside home in Samoa, green bananas from a big pot are served with coconut cream sauce beside grilled fish.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Green banana 6
Coconut cream 300ml
Onion 1/2
Salt 1 tsp
Water To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Peel the bananas and cut in half.
Put the bananas in a pot with water to cover and a little salt, boil 15 minutes, and drain.
Add the coconut cream, sliced onion, and salt.
Simmer on low for 10 minutes until the coconut cream thickens slightly.
Serve with grilled fish or meat.

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