Cuisine in Wallis and Futuna

Umu Cuisine (Umukai)

Feast dish steaming meat, fish, and taro wrapped in banana leaves in a ground-dug oven.

• Region: All areas
• Main ingredients: Pork, Fish, Taro, Breadfruit, Banana leaves

Poisson Cru à la Wallisienne

Refreshing appetizer of fresh fish marinated in lime juice with coconut milk.

• Region: Wallis Island
• Main ingredients: Tuna, Lime, Coconut milk, Onion

Poulet au Fafa

Rich home-style dish of chicken and taro leaves simmered in coconut milk.

• Region: All areas
• Main ingredients: Chicken, Taro leaves, Coconut milk

Palusami (Palu Sami)

Masterpiece of salted corned beef wrapped in taro leaves and steamed.

• Region: Futuna Island
• Main ingredients: Corned beef, Taro leaves, Coconut cream

Feke

Spicy-flavored octopus coconut stew with chili peppers.

• Region: All areas
• Main ingredients: Octopus, Coconut milk, Chili peppers

Foi

Traditional food as a staple substitute made from steamed breadfruit paste.

• Region: Wallis Island
• Main ingredients: Breadfruit

Laplap

Mochi-like dish of grated taro and coconut wrapped in leaves and steamed.

• Region: Futuna Island
• Main ingredients: Taro, Coconut

Kui

Steamed cake made from taro flour and coconut milk.

• Region: All areas
• Main ingredients: Taro flour, Coconut milk, Sugar

Kava

Ceremonial beverage extracted in water from crushed kava root with sedative effects.

• Region: All areas
• Main ingredients: Kava root, Water

Banan Poingo (Grilled Banana)

Dessert of ripe bananas grilled with skin and topped with coconut cream.

• Region: All areas
• Main ingredients: Banana, Coconut cream