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🇼🇸 Traditional dishes from Samoa

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

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Fa'alifu fa'i

60 min · easy · 6 ingredients

Fa'alifu fa'i, a traditional dish from Samoa

Deliciously sweet and creamy banana delight!

  • 4 ripe bananas
  • 400 ml coconut cream
  • 100 g sugar
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 200 ml water
  • 1 pinch salt

Oka i'a

30 min · easy · 8 ingredients

Oka i'a, a traditional dish from Samoa

Fresh and zesty Samoan fish salad bursting with flavor!

  • 600 g fresh fish
  • 100 ml lime juice
  • 200 ml coconut cream
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 1 onion
  • 1 cucumber
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper

Palusami

90 min · medium · 6 ingredients

Palusami, a traditional dish from Samoa

Savory coconut and taro wrapped in banana leaves.

  • 500 g taro
  • 400 ml coconut milk
  • 4 banana leaves
  • 1 onion
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper

What do people eat in Samoa?

The three dishes from Samoa documented in Copper are Fa'alifu fa'i, Oka i'a and Palusami. Coconut cream and onion each appear in more than one recipe. Not one needs an oven — they cook entirely on the hob. Between them they use 15 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Samoa?

The three recipes need 15 ingredients between them, of which 2 are shared by more than one dish. Coconut cream is the hardest to find: of the 588 dishes in Copper's atlas, 7 use coconut cream. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Samoa take?

Oka i'a is the quickest at 30 minutes. Palusami is the longest at 90 minutes. The median is 60 minutes — a weekend dish rather than a weeknight one.

Which dish from Samoa is easiest to make at home?

Fa'alifu fa'i and Oka i'a are rated easy — start there. The full method is on each recipe page, step by step, free to read.

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