Delicious Food
The cuisine of Fiji is a delicious fusion unlike anything else you've ever tasted. Fiji boasts two delicious cuisines: the native Fijian, which is full of seafood and mild in flavor, making it a great choice for kids, and the Fijian Indian, which offers plenty of rice, hot spices, and spicy treats for those with more daring palates. Recipes usually call for local items such mud crabs, pineapples, mangoes, papayas, and recently caught fish. Many hotels and dining establishments host special Lovo nights where patrons can eat steamed meats, fish, and root vegetables that have just been excavated from the underground oven.
If you ever visit Fiji, you must have Kokoda, a traditional fish ceviche made with coconut milk and lemon juice. There are lots of curries, so if you like spicy food, you're in culinary nirvana. Restaurant specialties include Indian curries with indigenous Fijian flavors. However, even weak stomachs will appreciate Fiji's emphasis on locally produced, fresh goods!
Don't miss a Kava ceremony if you want to experience something that is genuinely authentic. Kava is a plant with roots that is mashed up into a beverage and is thought to calm the spirit. In kava rituals, participants sit in a circle on the ground. The head of the village, the most senior Fijian, or the person hosting the kava ceremony is usually the one to create the drink by mixing kava with water. In a tanoa, which is a sizable wooden bowl, the kava is prepared.
Clap once and take a sip of the kava when the ceremony's master of ceremonies hands you a bilo (a coconut shell cup). You should consume the bilo in one sitting as opposed to sipping it like a cocktail. After that, give the bilo back, cheer, and say "Bula" (good health). The entire group is served by one bilo. When the ceremony's leader hands back the bilo, everyone in the circle cheers three times. Those things can be seen as one of the Reasons to Visit Fiji.
