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The '''cuisine of [[Nauru]]''' is the traditional cuisine of the [[island state]] on the [[Pacific Ocean]]. Due to the diversity of the country's inhabitants, the cuisine is highly diverse.
'''Nauruan cuisine''' (''{{lang|nau|Iyeyi Naoero}}'') is the traditional cuisine of the [[island state]] on the [[Pacific Ocean]]. Due to the diversity of the country's inhabitants, the cuisine is highly diverse.

Nauru has the [[Obesity in Nauru|world's highest rate of obesity]].<ref name="Forbes Fattest Countries">{{cite web|last=Streib|first=Lauren|title=World's Fattest Countries|url=https://www.forbes.com/2007/02/07/worlds-fattest-countries-forbeslife-cx_ls_0208worldfat.html|work=[[Forbes.com]]|date=2 August 2007|access-date=29 May 2017}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The island of Nauru was first settled by Micronesian seafarers around 1000BCE. Nauruans [[Pisciculture|raised]] milkfish (ibiya) in the [[Buada Lagoon]]<ref name="pollock">{{Cite book |author=Pollock, Nancy J |chapter=5: Social Fattening Patterns in the Pacific—the Positive Side of Obesity. A Nauru Case Study |editor=De Garine, I |title=Social Aspects of Obesity|pages=87–111|publisher=Routledge|year=1995}}</ref><ref name="spennemann">{{cite journal|last=Spennemann|first=Dirk HR |journal=Aquaculture International |date=January 2002 |volume=10 |issue=6 |pages=551–562 |doi=10.1023/A:1023900601000 |title=Traditional milkfish aquaculture in Nauru |s2cid=40606338 }}</ref>
The island of Nauru was first settled by Micronesian seafarers around 1000BCE. Nauruans [[Pisciculture|raised]] [[milkfish]] (''{{lang|nau|Ibiya}}'') in the [[Buada Lagoon]]<ref name="pollock">{{Cite book |author=Pollock, Nancy J |chapter=5: Social Fattening Patterns in the Pacific—the Positive Side of Obesity. A Nauru Case Study |editor=De Garine, I |title=Social Aspects of Obesity|pages=87–111|publisher=Routledge|year=1995}}</ref><ref name="spennemann">{{cite journal|last=Spennemann|first=Dirk HR |journal=Aquaculture International |date=January 2002 |volume=10 |issue=6 |pages=551–562 |doi=10.1023/A:1023900601000 |title=Traditional milkfish aquaculture in Nauru |s2cid=40606338 }}</ref>
[[File:Fishing on Nauru.jpg|thumb|Fishing in the Buada Lagoon. The lagoon has been used for raising milkfish for centuries]]
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Nauru has the [[Obesity in Nauru|world's highest rate of obesity]].<ref name="Forbes Fattest Countries">{{cite web|last=Streib|first=Lauren|title=World's Fattest Countries|url=https://www.forbes.com/2007/02/07/worlds-fattest-countries-forbeslife-cx_ls_0208worldfat.html|work=[[Forbes.com]]|date=2 August 2007|access-date=29 May 2017}}</ref>
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==Ingredients==
==Ingredients==

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Coconut, one of the staples of the Nauruan people.

Nauruan cuisine (Iyeyi Naoero) is the traditional cuisine of the island state on the Pacific Ocean. Due to the diversity of the country's inhabitants, the cuisine is highly diverse.

History

The island of Nauru was first settled by Micronesian seafarers around 1000BCE. Nauruans raised milkfish (Ibiya) in the Buada Lagoon[1][2]

Fishing in the Buada Lagoon. The lagoon has been used for raising milkfish for centuries

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Nauru has the world's highest rate of obesity.[3]

Ingredients

Coconut

Like its other island neighbors, Nauruans consume a large amount of seafood, as well as foods made from coconuts and pandanus fruits. Coconut milk is also used extensively in Nauru. Coconut fish (raw fish, often tuna, served in coconut milk with seasonings) is a traditional dish.

The native Nauruan names of traditional crops are:[4][5]

Influences

Nauruan cuisine is greatly influenced by Chinese cuisine. The Chinese are the major foreign community of the country, and there are a number of Chinese restaurants on the island, most notably in Yaren. In 2010, there were 138 Chinese restaurants in Nauru,[6][unreliable source?] in a country of hardly 10,000 people.

Nauruan cuisine also shows strong Western influence.[7]

Traditions

The majority of Nauruans are Christians, and members of the Nauru Congregational Church. They often celebrate Christmas with cakes made from banana and coconut.

Some desserts, such as coconut mousse, are consumed on special occasions.

References

  1. ^ Pollock, Nancy J (1995). "5: Social Fattening Patterns in the Pacific—the Positive Side of Obesity. A Nauru Case Study". In De Garine, I (ed.). Social Aspects of Obesity. Routledge. pp. 87–111.
  2. ^ Spennemann, Dirk HR (January 2002). "Traditional milkfish aquaculture in Nauru". Aquaculture International. 10 (6): 551–562. doi:10.1023/A:1023900601000. S2CID 40606338.
  3. ^ Streib, Lauren (2 August 2007). "World's Fattest Countries". Forbes.com. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  4. ^ Wilson, Marisa (2016). Postcolonialism, Indigeneity and Struggles for Food Sovereignty: Alternative food networks in subaltern spaces. Abingdon-on-Thames: Taylor & Francis. p. 130. ISBN 9781317416128. Two fruit trees in particular were also important: epo, the pandanus tree (Pandanus tectorius and Pandanus pulposus); and ini, the coconut palm (Cocos nucifera).
  5. ^ Elevitch, Craig R. (2006). Traditional Trees of Pacific Islands: The Culture, Environment And Use. Honolulu: Permanent Agriculture Resources. p. 789. ISBN 9780970254450.
  6. ^ Matthieur, Paley. "A typical Naurauan dish". Matthieur Paley Photography. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Nauru Travel Profile". Retrieved 29 May 2017.

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