Cuisine in Christmas Island

Chili Crab (Island Style)

Chinese-Malay fusion dish stir-frying swimming crab with local chili and oyster sauce.

• Region: Poon Saan
• Main ingredients: Swimming crab, Chili, Oyster sauce, Garlic

Nasi Lemak

Malay staple breakfast of rice cooked in coconut milk served with sambal and peanuts.

• Region: Kampong
• Main ingredients: Rice, Coconut milk, Anchovy, Sambal sauce

Hainanese Chicken Rice

Steamed chicken with ginger rice and chili sauce. Popular menu at Chinese eateries.

• Main ingredients: Chicken, Rice, Ginger, Chili

Satay

Charcoal-grilled skewers with peanut sauce. Fragrant smoke rises from evening stalls.

• Main ingredients: Chicken, Beef, Spices

Laksa

Spicy noodles with prawn stock and coconut milk. Savored while sweating in wet season humidity.

• Main ingredients: Rice noodles, Prawns, Coconut milk, Chili

Christmas Island Salt Ice Cream

Craft ice cream using island sea salt. Characterized by mineral taste.

• Region: Settlement
• Main ingredients: Milk, Sugar, Christmas Island sea salt