The cuisine of Cook-islands - Australia

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The foods of Cook-islands

Polynesian and international cuisine is widely available on the Cook Islands.
Local islanders and visitors alike enjoy an abundance of seafood, especially shellfish. All ingredients are sourced fresh, including fruits and vegetables. Umukai’, a succulent dish cooked in a special underground oven, is a must try, along with many other local specialties like ika mata, raw fish cooked with coconut milk and finely chopped vegetables and curried eke, octopus in coconut curry.
Ungakoa is a type of shellfish, eaten as you would an oyster (cooked or raw). It is often served with cooked taro (green banana).
White crabs are another Cook Islands specialty, and are often garnished or served with grated coconut and/or cheese.
Poke is a traditional pudding made from different types of fruit, commonly banana and pawpaw that is cooked with coconut milk.
Cook-Islands - See the recipes

Appetizer recipes

Coconut shrimp with sweet chili sauce

Main recipes

Asian crab cakes Barbecued pork loin Braised leg of lamb cleopatra Brochettes of lamb Caribbean conch stew Crown roast of lamb in a parmesan-sage crust Curried lamb Eggplant and lamb cake with a garlic jus Fish and chips Fish and fungi Florentine lamb chops Fried chicken Herb roasted leg of lamb Lamb shanks braised in red wine Lamb stew Leg of baby lamb nicoise Navarin of lamb with vegetables Rack of lamb with mushroom crust Roasted lamb rib eye with sweet garlic Sweet Potato Black Bean Burritos Sweet potato burgers

Side dishes recipes

Oven baked sweet potato fries Roasted sweet potato stew with kale and freekeh Sweet potato gnocchi with sage and brown butter Sweet potato kugels

Dessert recipes

Key lime pie

Cooking in Cook-islands

Cook-islands desserts

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