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Area : 170  sq.mi - Population 178133 hab.
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Raw fish, macerated in lime juice and coconut milk is the great Polynesian speciality. Other delicious meals include 'mahi mahi' or swordfish skewers, lobster flavoured with vanilla, shellfish, and giant river prawns seasoned with curry. A great gastronomic moment is the 'tamaaraa', a traditional Tahitian banquet, regularly organised by hotels. In an oven dug out of the ground, various ingredients are covered by banana leaves, hessian and sand and steamed for 3 to 4 hours. The food, which consists of suckling pig, chicken, fish, fafa (taro leaves), uru (breadfruit), fei (red bananas) and poe (baked paw-paw and coco milk dessert) is delicious and practically melts in your mouth. Exotic fruits are also plentiful and wonderful; from the flavour of the grapefruits and small limes, to the bananas, pineapples, mangos, avocados and melons. You can also try out some very refined French restaurants; not only is the meat excellent, the cheeses and wines on offer are as varied as they are in France. Meanwhile, the Chinese restaurants of Polynesia are known to be amongst the best in the world.