Cooking Vanuatu
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Local specialities are based around fish, chicken or pork, baked in an 'umu' oven (hot stones covered in earth). The above are accompanied by rice or taro. Fish is also served raw, marinated in seasoned coconut milk. Tropical fruits are abundant. Kava, a ritual drink served in half a coconut shell, should be tried with caution. This concoction, made from roots, makes eyes very photosensitive and can cause hallucination. Allow yourself several hours of calm to try this drink in the best conditions.