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🇸🇧 Traditional dishes from Solomon Islands

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

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Kokoda

30 min · easy · 9 ingredients

Kokoda, a traditional dish from Solomon Islands

Fresh and zesty fish salad from the Pacific islands.

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

Palusami

90 min · medium · 5 ingredients

Palusami, a traditional dish from Solomon Islands

A deliciously creamy coconut and taro delight.

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

Taro and cassava

60 min · medium · 5 ingredients

Taro and cassava, a traditional dish from Solomon Islands

A delicious blend of taro and cassava for a hearty meal.

  • 500 g taro
  • 500 g cassava
  • 400 ml coconut milk
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 500 ml water

What do people eat in Solomon Islands?

The three dishes from Solomon Islands documented in Copper are Kokoda, Palusami and Taro and cassava. Coconut milk and taro each appear in more than one recipe. Two of the three are boiled. 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 Solomon Islands?

The three recipes need 15 ingredients between them, of which 2 are shared by more than one dish. Taro is the hardest to find: of the 588 dishes in Copper's atlas, 11 use taro. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Solomon Islands take?

Kokoda 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 Solomon Islands 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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