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Cuisine of Rarotonga for gourmets. Places for dinner - best restaurants

Rarotonga amazes gourmets and those who prefer exotic dishes. The isolation of the island was the main reason for special culinary traditions to appear. Recipes of many local treats have remained unchanged for more than one hundred years. One of the main innovations of the national cuisine is using rice and meat, as a hundred years ago meat has been used exclusively for cooking holiday treats.

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Rice appeared on the island relatively recently; today it is considered an important component of many classic treats and everyday meals. National cuisine would appeal to seafood lovers and vegetarians, as numerous interesting vegetable dishes are cooked here. Cabbage and zucchini, eggplant and rice are main components of local dishes. Chefs cook a lot of interesting and savory treats of these simple and well-known ingredients.

There is also the national drink here, a special kind of malt beer called Tutunu. A typical example of an old national dish is umukai. Like many years ago, this special dish is cooked in a mud stove. Umukai is steamed seafood with vegetables. Several decades ago, indigenous people began to invent different kinds of umukai; it was the time, when locals started cooking meat and adding seasonings such as garlic and onions. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

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Mat Rory is the most unusual among exotic treats; that's meat of sea cucumber or trepang fried with a special variety of green bananas. The taste of the dish is just amazing. Local chefs cook very interesting dishes of white crabs, which are also considered delicacies. Meat is pounded, then mixed with coconut and fried in a little with hibiscus leaves. Fans of the exotic can enjoy even more original dish, raw crab meat dressed with lemon juice.

Another specific treat is salted fish; locals salt it right in seawater. Such fish can be served as an independent course and as a supplement to other treats. Local restaurants serve exotic fruits as desserts; roasted breadfruit cause a great interest among foreign visitors.

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Aitutaki Island

Onions and garlic are now delivered to the island in large quantities – indigenous people had never planted it here and so never used in cooking. Since locals got into communication with Europeans, dairy products, beans, cabbage, aubergines, zucchini, tomatoes, and oils started to be brought here and became something especially new for local cooks. Nowadays, all these ... Open »

Bora Bora

There are a lot of excellent restaurants in Viatape. Connoisseurs of the French cuisine and seafood will be delighted by the Mai Kai Bora Bora restaurant. It is located near the yacht harbor and welcomes guests from the early morning to late night. In the evenings, live music is played for visitors. At the St. James restaurant, the visitors have a wide choice of popular ... Open »

Moorea

Snack Mahana also invites guests to try out a large selection of well-loved Polynesian dishes. Its spacious, classic-style hall is perfectly suited for all sorts of special occasions. The venue will satisfy the taste of seafood fans, meat-eaters and vegetarians alike. As the name suggests, the signature dish of Pizza Daniel is... pizza. Talented chefs cook this Italian ... Open »

Vaiare

Fans of meat delicacies simply cannot leave the country without trying fafa – roasted suckling pig that is served together with the signature spinach garnish. Fans of fish and seafood will be fascinated with poisson cru – marinated fish served with a special coconut and lemon sauce. When it comes to light snacks, it is important to mention small shish skewers that are ... Open »

Papeete

The Le Belvedere restaurant offers its guests a good selection of French dishes. The eating house has its own wine cellar. Its collection will be of great surprise even for the most sophisticated wine connoisseurs. In the evenings the restaurant is filled with an amiable cozy atmosphere. One of the main features of the Le Belvedere Restaurant is its vast choice of inimitable ... Open »

Tahiti Island

Needless to say that the islands are famous for their fish. Here you will taste the delicious tuna; you can find all possible dishes with this fish on Tahiti. It is also the right place to try the swordfish and mahi-mahi. However, if you are one of the reckless taste testers, you can experiment with fugu fish (blowfish), but it is pure exotica for gastronomic thrill-seekers. ... Open »

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