Aitutaki Island had been in almost complete isolation for many centuries, so even now you can find here dishes with thousand-years-old recipes. The major change which has happened in the last 100 years is rice adding into the great number of local meals and multiplication of meat dishes. Even though people of the island were eating meat in the past as well, still it used to be served only on major celebrations. Onions and garlic are now delivered to the island in large quantities – indigenous people had never planted it here and so never used in cooking. Since locals got into communication with Europeans, dairy products, beans, cabbage, aubergines, zucchini, tomatoes, and oils started to be brought here and became something especially new for local cooks. Nowadays, all these ingredients are common ingredients for diverse meals on the island. Moreover, new meals appear on the island constantly and they’re being created by mixing local traditional recipes with foreign techniques. Eve those people who are not fond of gastronomic experiments should really try Aitutaki’s cuisine. In addition, you don’t have to worry about your stomach, the island dishes are not that spicy, hot or sour. The thing you have to be careful about is to make sure that the dish you’ve chosen is not served raw. Umukai is definitely worth trying as it’s one of the main national dishes in the local traditional cuisine. Basically, it’s fish stewed in the
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