Vanuatuan cuisine

Vanuatuan cuisine
	Lap lap
Country or region	Vanuatu
National dish	Lap lap
National drink	Kava

The cuisine of Vanuatu (Bislama: aelan kakae, lit. 'island food') incorporates fish, root vegetables such as taro and yams, fruits, and vegetables.^[1] Most island families grow food in their gardens, and food shortages are rare.^[1] Papayas, pineapples, mangoes, plantains, and sweet potatoes are abundant through much of the year.^[1] Coconut milk and cream are used to flavour many dishes.^[1] Most food is cooked using hot stones or through boiling and steaming; little food is fried.^[1] Since Vanuatu is one of the few South Pacific regions influenced by the outside world, Vanuatu's food has a multicultural nature.^[2]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e The Peace Corps Welcomes You to Vanuatu Archived 2008-09-10 at the Wayback Machine. Peace Corps (May 2007). This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ Vanuatu Story^{[permanent dead link]}

[pc-1] The Peace Corps Welcomes You to Vanuatu Archived 2008-09-10 at the Wayback Machine. Peace Corps (May 2007). This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[2] Vanuatu Story^{[permanent dead link]}

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