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Cuisine of Kadavu Island for gourmets. Places for dinner - best restaurants

Long Beach Exotic fruit and fried fruit of bread tree, exquisite seafood dishes and special refreshing beverages - these are the main features of the national cuisine on Kadavu Island. Food traditions are a main attribute of the local culture. The acquaintance with them will bring travelers a lot of emotions.
Top hotels in Kadavu Island for business trip or short vacation
On Kadavu Island, there is a wide choice of excellent resort hotels. All of them are located near the coast and very charming. One of the most popular and most available hotels is Waisalima. … Open
Traditionally, the guests are met with a welcoming gift, a glass of kava. It is believed that it is cooked to the old classical recipe exactly on Kadavu Island. The main ingredient of the beverage is the roots of yangona. Those who like seafood should certainly taste fried fish at one of the local restaurants. Before being cooked, it is marinated in fruit juice, so even classic seafood dishes have some “tropical” tints here.
Those who want to taste the locals’ traditional dishes should visit one of the small villages. Like many years ago, the locals use the old method of cooking food that is called “lovo”. The point is simple: fish and vegetables are baked in the ground, which lets them preserve most of the nutrients and their natural flavor. Copyright www.orangesmile.com
Guide to Kadavu Island sightseeing - things to see and to visit
Kadavu is a picturesque Polynesian island and the fourth biggest Fijian Island. Most of its territory is occupied by thick rainforests. Everywhere, you can see green hills and mountain … Open
Those who prefer spending the evenings at restaurants and pubs should know that all the gastronomic places of the island are located on the territory of hotels and guesthouses. One of the main peculiarities of many local restaurants is their own orchards. Fruit and vegetables from these gardens are used to cook culinary masterpieces.
Beach scene One of the most luxurious orchards is located on the territory of the hotel complex of Mai Dive. Besides exquisite vegetable dishes, its menu offers a worthy choice of seafood delicacies. It should be noted that only fresh fish bought from local fishermen is cooked here. Adherents of healthy eating will be impressed by the restaurant of the Matava Hotel Complex. Here, special dainties are cooked only of organic products. Before being cooked, seafood, fruit and vegetables are carefully selected. A very attractive national restaurant is located at the Dive Kadavu Resort. Most of the specialties are baked on stones or cooked in the ground. The food traditions of this restaurant are close to the aborigines’ ones.
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Unique sights around Kadavu Island

Cloud 9 Bar

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Check on the map:   Distance from Kadavu Island center - 175 km.
Not far from the island of Viti Levu, which is a part of the Fiji archipelago, an amazing floating Cloud 9 bar is located. It offers its guests a chance to relax in an incredible atmosphere, surrounded by the sky-blue waters of the ocean. The bar is a two-storey wooden platform, equipped with anchors. It has many excellent recreation areas. … Read further

Cuisine and restaurants in the neighbours of Kadavu Island

Viti Levu Island
Seafood, roots – usually it’s cassava, taro, yam, coconuts – and vegetables are the base of the local cuisine. Hibiscus and amaranth are especially popular. They eat meat as well but in small amounts, usually it’s goat’s flesh and lamb, still, they also ... Open »
Nadi
Balolo is another popular exotic dish. The dish is made of roasted marine worms seasoned with spices. Judging by the opinion of gourmet connoisseurs, the taste of the dish is truly fantastic. Fans of sweets will definitely prefer a traditional cassava pudding. This is ... Open »
Mamanuca Island
You should definitely taste dishes cooked in an earthen oven. Both the utensils and the method of cooking are called Lovo. In fact, these are vegetables, root vegetables, meat or fish baked in banana leaves. The cooking process is of interest to tourists. The hole is ... Open »
Yasawa
The natives mainly use vegetables, breadfruit, fish and seafood, coconut, traditional roots such as yams, cassava and taro in cooking. Meat is used less often here and it is usually goat or lamb. Yasawa dishes have become quite spicy under the influence of pan-Asian ... Open »
Vanua Levu Island
Indian dishes such as curry or roti cakes are very common on Vanua Levu. Moreover, curry has acquired national notes due to the use of seafood and fish in recipes. Unusual local dishes are made of cassava. One of them, pakalolo, is something like an English pudding. ... Open »
Auckland
Kumara is a popular vegetable among the locals. This is a New Zealand variety of potatoes, characterized by a sweet taste. Kumara is most often baked or fried. It is served with sauce as side dish for fish or meat. The attitude is reverent to sauces in Auckland. Few ... Open »
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