Asian Food Primer: Polynesia Food

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff
by David Johnson

Asian Foods Guide

Common ingredients and popular dishes of various cultures.

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The thousands of islands sprinkled through the South Pacific that comprise Polynesia have their own local cooking traditions, but they all make use of plentiful seafood and fruit. Hawaiian cooking is the best known example of Polynesian cuisine in the United States.

Common ingredients:

Fruits

seafood, pork, chicken, nuts, tropical fruits



Popular dishes:

hearts of palm; breadfruit; roasted fish; roasted kukui nuts

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