Local specialties

Copra

Dried coconut endosperm. Exported as edible oil raw material or feed.

Category: Ingredient

Tapa Cloth

Cloth made by pounding tree bark. Used for ceremonial clothing and wall decorations.

Category: Craft

Vanilla Beans

Highly aromatic vanilla cultivated at home garden scale.

Category: Ingredient

Pandanus Crafts

Mats and hats woven from pandanus leaves.

Category: Craft

Black Pearl Accessories

Jewelry using black pearls from neighboring islands lines souvenir shops.

Category: Craft

Dried Seaweed (Limu)

Seaweed used like miso soup ingredients.

Category: Ingredient

Kava Powder

Powder of sedative beverage kava. Used in traditional ceremonies or as tea substitute.

Category: Other

Spice Makikolo

Spicy condiment kneading chili peppers and salt in coconut oil.

Category: Ingredient

Carved Canoe Miniature

Exquisite figurine mimicking lava-lava.

Category: Craft

Traditional Costume Lava-lava

Cloth wrapped around the waist. Colorful patterns are popular.

Category: Other