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Tonga

Lu pulu, ota ika and umu earth-oven feasts.

Iconic recipes

Corned beef and onion baked in taro leaves with coconut cream.

Tongan raw-fish salad cured in lime and folded with coconut cream and crisp vegetables.

Tongan dumplings poached in dark coconut-caramel syrup.

Mutton flaps braised in coconut cream wrapped in taro leaves — Sunday umu staple.

Octopus simmered tender in coconut cream with onion and lime.

Refreshing Tongan watermelon-and-coconut drink with grated tropical fruit.

Tongan banana doughnuts — fried fritters of mashed banana, flour and sugar.