The cuisine of Tahiti has absorbed both the traditional meals and French classic recipes. The fresh and natural ingredients used in the local restaurants and cafes will impress you. It is safe to buy food from street-food traders as well as at supermarkets; also, you can purchase some mangos or a pineapple just in the street. Do not miss an opportunity to taste some local alcoholic drinks, such as vanilla rum or pineapple wine, which is produced at the local pineapple plantations. The local beer has an original taste and is brewed of the breadfruits. The grape wines of this region are notable for their nice bouquet and other flavors of tropical fruits.
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Tahiti is an excellent choice for a family vacation. Your kid will definitely feel like a path-breaker on this island, which can easily be called a paradise, and will have lots of … Open
The indigenous Tahitians are of Polynesian ancestry comprising the gross of the population. French is the official language but Tahitian and French are both in use. If you know French, … Open
The desserts of Tahiti fit every taste, here you can find everything – from traditional French pastry to Polynesian ice-cream with unusual color and taste. Just try this purple ice cream made of taros; in the meantime, you will have a reason to make a photo of your food! Additionally, you might want to have a taste of the ice cream with Tiare flavor (Tiare is a local Tahitian flower). Po'e is a traditional Polynesian pudding-like dessert. The mixture of fruit puree and starch is baked in the oven and then is topped with a dollop of coconut cream.
One of the places on Tahiti that one must visit is a peninsula called Point Venus. It is located on the north coast of the island. This is a legendary place where the legendary Captain James … Open
If you would like to taste the traditional dishes in the way the local people have been cooking them for ages, it is worth to look for some restaurants, which are rather far from the common touristic places. Today there are many visitors on Tahiti. In order to please their tastes and to reduce the price of the dish, some original ingredients can be replaced with their cheaper equivalents or excluded at all. It will be perfect if you are able to have dinner at some local’s house in one of the distant villages. Actually, it is not as difficult as it seems if you are quite interested in the immersion into the culture of the native Polynesians. The people of Tahiti are quite warm-hearted. The key point is to present a gift to the master of the house and get ready to eat your meal while sitting on the matting on the floor.
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Be sure to try the dish, which is called “tamaaraa” and can be found at every restaurant. The ingredients used for it and their proportions can differ according to the place where the dish is prepared, but the cooking methods are almost the same. It is cooked in the traditional Tahitian underground oven called “ahima'a”. The ahima'a consists of a hole dug in the ground where hot stones are disposed inside in order to cook the ingredients. The tamaaraa’s ingredients (usually these are pieces of fish, meat or vegetables) are wrapped with banana leaves and put inside the oven for at least 3 hours. When the tamaaraa is ready, you eat it with your fingers after sopping it into the sauce made of coconut milk specially served for this dish. Many families cook the tamaaraa only for the feast time, so the small cafes do; however, at bigger restaurants, you can order it any time.
1. The best time to visit the island is from May to October, the rest of the year is the rainy season, especially frequent storms occur in January. However if you are not afraid of storms … Open
The mango chutney, papaya salad, cooked taros roots, and smoked breadfruits are worth to try. For the dessert, you can try a fruit pie with pineapple or guava, as well as baked bananas. The traditional dessert “Poe” is very tasty either. They make it from taros root, mashed banana, pumpkin, vanilla, and coconut milk cream.
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In order to list some particular places where to try the traditional cuisine it is necessary to mention the central market called Papeete. Here you will find dishes cooked and eaten for the centuries by the aboriginal inhabitants of the islands – vegetables and meat wrapped with banana leaves and baked in the traditional underground oven. The cheapest way to have dinner is to buy your food from the food trucks called Les Roulottes, which are located in Papeete, in the central square that overlooks the waterfront (Waterfront, Papeete 98714). Every evening at 6 p.m., the many trucks set up shop with food offerings. Here you can find a big variety of dining options, which are more affordable in comparison with the restaurants’ prices. The Roulottes present different cuisines – Chinese, French and local Tahitian. You will have an opportunity to try pancakes, steaks, hamburgers, French fries, and many others.
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Restaurant “l'O à la Bouche” is reputed to be another famous place among the tourists; it is located on the Passage Cordella in Papeete (Papeete 98713). We can assure that it has very delicious seafood. Keep in mind that the restaurant does not open until 19:00. The place is very popular, so make a reservation beforehand. Vegetarians will duly appreciate “Le Velvet” Restaurant at the Hotel Tahiti Nui (Avenue du Prince Hinoi, Papeete).
If you have shopping plans during your stay in Tahiti, we recommend visiting Papeete since the main places for shopping are located here. It is worth noting that there are no tremendous … Open