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Suafa'i

Name: Suafa'i
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Samoa
Ingredients: 4 (very ripe) Bananas; 40g (small) Tapioca Pearls; 400ml Coconut milk; 400ml Water; 2 tbsp Sugar; A pinch Lemon zest; A pinch Salt

Dessert

⏱ 30 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Ripe banana and tapioca simmered in coconut milk — Samoa's sweet banana soup.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Suafa'i is a sweet Samoan soup of mashed ripe banana simmered in coconut milk and thickened with tapioca. It's eaten warm or chilled for breakfast, a snack, or dessert. Since bananas are always on hand in Samoa, it's a familiar taste easily made at home.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a morning in a Samoan home, silky yellow banana soup is poured into coconut-shell bowls and the family eats it with big spoons.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Bananas 4 (very ripe)
Tapioca Pearls 40g (small)
Coconut milk 400ml
Water 400ml
Sugar 2 tbsp
Lemon zest A pinch
Salt A pinch

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Soak the tapioca in water for 30 minutes.
Simmer the water and tapioca in a pot for 15 minutes until translucent.
Add the mashed banana, coconut milk, sugar, salt, and lemon peel.
Simmer on low for 5 minutes until thick.
Eat warm or chilled.

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