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Fried plantains are an accompaniment to many South Pacific and Caribbean dishes. They are very similar to bananas.
Plantains can only be eaten cooked. Fried plantains are a traditional food in the Pacific and in Latin America. Overly ripe plantains work best for this recipe. If you want a savoury experience, serve these with salt. If you want something sweet, serve with sugar and cinnamon.
This is adapted from Papua New Guinean cooking style. It basically involves baking ingredients in banana leaf parcels. Serve parcels on plates, bamboo mats, or - more traditionally - on fresh green banana leaves. Enjoy with a very cold beer (preferably of tropical origin) although a bottle of Chardonnay has a lot of appeal as well.
Two fabulous fruits combine in this very South Pacific flavoured chutney that is best left to mature for at least a month before eating. It will keep for a year or more in the fridge-if it lasts that long.
Poulet fafa (chicken with taro leaves or spinach) is a traditional Polynesian dish made of chicken, rice, onion, garlic, coconut milk and spinach, topped with shredded coconut.
This is really a delicious recipe. It is a bit time consuming to make but it is worth it! I Came up with this recipe when it was pineapple harvest at our farm and I had to come up with ways to use the pineapples. The secret to this recipe is the fresh perfect ripe pineapple. So please find good pineapples for this recipe and enjoy.