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🇳🇷 Traditional dishes from Nauru

3 dishes people actually cook in Nauru: what they are, how long they take, and what you need to buy.

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Bua

45 min · medium · 5 ingredients

Bua, a traditional dish from Nauru

Savor the unique flavors of Nauru with Bua!

  • 400 ml coconut milk
  • 800 g taro
  • 100 g sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 bananas

Kokoda

30 min · easy · 9 ingredients

Kokoda, a traditional dish from Nauru

Fresh and zesty coconut fish salad from Nauru.

  • 500 g white fish fillets
  • 100 ml lime juice
  • 200 ml coconut milk
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 1 cucumber
  • 1 red onion
  • 20 g fresh coriander
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper

Muk

45 min · medium · 5 ingredients

Muk, a traditional dish from Nauru

A delicious and hearty Nauruan dish to savor.

  • 800 g taro
  • 400 ml coconut milk
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 2 bananas

What do people eat in Nauru?

The three dishes from Nauru documented in Copper are Bua, Kokoda and Muk. Coconut milk and banana each appear in more than one recipe. Two of the three are boiled. One of the three needs an oven. Between them they use 12 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Nauru?

The three recipes need 12 ingredients between them, of which 3 are shared by more than one dish. Banana and taro are the hardest to find: of the 588 dishes in Copper's atlas, 7 use banana and 11 use taro. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Nauru take?

Kokoda is the quickest at 30 minutes. Bua is the longest at 45 minutes. The median is 45 minutes — a weeknight, not a project.

Which dish from Nauru is easiest to make at home?

Kokoda is rated easy — start there. The full method is on its recipe page, step by step, free to read.

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