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Nauruan cuisine (Nauruan: Iyeyi Naoero) refers to the traditional cuisine of the island state of Nauru. German, British, chinese influences.
History
The island of Nauru was first settled by Micronesian seafarers around 1000BCE. As a raised atoll, few edible plants existed on the island. The majority of food plants were brought over with the voyagers, with coconut and pandanus fruit becoming the major staples of the diet with breadfruit, seeded breadfruit, figs and mangrove fruit also being eaten. Animal husbandry was also practiced by the Nauruans. Young milkfish (Ibiya) were captured from reefs and raised in the Buada Lagoon[1][2] and Frigate birds were tamed and utilised for catching fish. Early accounts and oral tradition also suggest chickens were introduced and raised for food by the Nauruans.
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Nauru has the world's highest rate of obesity.[3]
Ingredients
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]
- epo/épo: Pandanus tectorius ekareba flour edongo paste
- ini: Cocos nucifera
- damagmag: Tacca leontopetaloides
- deme Artocarpus altilis
- damenkamor Artocarpus mariannensis
- etum Bruguiera gymnorrhiza
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.
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Spennemann, Dirk HR (January 2002). "Traditional milkfish aquaculture in Nauru". Aquaculture International. 10 (6): 551–562. doi:10.1023/A:1023900601000. S2CID 40606338.
- ^ Streib, Lauren (2 August 2007). "World's Fattest Countries". Forbes.com. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ 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).
- ^ Elevitch, Craig R. (2006). Traditional Trees of Pacific Islands: The Culture, Environment And Use. Honolulu: Permanent Agriculture Resources. p. 789. ISBN 9780970254450.
- ^ Matthieur, Paley. "A typical Naurauan dish". Matthieur Paley Photography. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ "Nauru Travel Profile". Retrieved 29 May 2017.
Further reading
- "NAURU: Elmina Quadina’s even better Nauruan coconut fish", Locally Foreign
