Vanua Levu Island: topics
You can find desserts for every taste here. First of all, they are fresh fruit, various cakes and jelly. You can find Asian sweets, very popular Indian sweet balls of chickpea flour called - suji ladoo. The balls taste incredible and melt in your mouth. European desserts are served in most of the cafes here, and you can easily find candies, eastern baklava and more delicious desserts. The local dessert, cassava, is made from tapioca root pulp with the addition of sugar, coconut milk and bananas. Most restaurants serve European or Asian dishes.
Coconut milk, juices, tea and coffee are very popular local drinks. It is customary to drink sweet coffee with vanilla and black tea with various fruit additives. Water is quite a popular local drink, including mineral water of local production «Fiji Water». It is considered to be one of the best in the world. Every tourist should try kava-a national drink. The name «kava» comes from the Polynesian word "awa," which means bitter. In the South Pacific, kava is a popular social drink, similar to alcohol in Western societies. It is prepared in any village, it is served in special vessels made of wood. In fact, kava is more relaxing than an alcoholic drink. There is no drug effect if you do not drink it often.
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