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Who are your Pacific heroes?
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Koko. Koko Samoa.
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Are you ready to die?
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That famous pink potato salad from the Cook Islands - recipe includes homemade dressing!

For first-timers, a pink potato salad combined with mixed frozen vegetable can look weird and borderline ewww. […]

Koni 4 Posted On 24/04/2018
Why Samoan panipopo is food for the soul

So… I have no idea how panipopo - those decadent buns soaked in sweet, velvety coconut cream […]

Lils 3 Posted On 10/01/2018
Samoan Puligi (steamed pudding)

We have a funeral in the family this week. My mom's beautiful Aunt lived a long, full […]

Lils 0 Posted On 10/11/2013
How to make simple Cook Island style 'Ika Mata

If you're curious about what is 'ika mata' and what it taste like... then why not try […]

Marie Unuka 3 Posted On 06/04/2018
How to make Cook Island 'ei katu (flower crown or head garland)

Have you ever wanted to learn how to make a Cook Island 'ei katu? (That's a flower […]

Marie Unuka 4 Posted On 09/03/2018
The art of making candy lei - Tongan style!

How does one create art or a tangible masterpiece out of a pile of lollies and ribbons? […]

Cosmo-Teine 7 Posted On 19/04/2018
Are you using the word "Uso" correctly?

Uso! (or Uce!) Toko! Siana! All terms we use - from different islands in the Pacific - […]

Lils 0 Posted On 25/09/2017
Alaisa fa'apopo - Samoan coconut rice

Lots of Asian countries do a coconut and rice dish, but they don't do it like Samoans […]

Lils 0 Posted On 12/04/2018
Takihi - a recipe for that creamy, sweet and savory Niuean treat

I’ve been told so many times about the deliciousness of the Niuean takihi and that it is […]

Koni 2 Posted On 15/05/2018
The call of the musubi - SPAM musubi!

Every now and then, the stomach craves the foods of my childhood. Among the many – Spam […]

H W Arp Jr 2 Posted On 01/06/2018
Koko. Koko Samoa.

In my culinary fantasies, I can walk into any café and ask for a fresh brew of […]

Lils 1 Posted On 30/06/2018
How to eat Palolo (when you live in New Zealand)

First, you have to get someone in Samoa to send it to you. Preferably frozen (because of […]

Lils 0 Posted On 03/01/2016
Samoan Style Chicken Curry

Here's a dish we most likely inherited from Asian settlers in the Pacific. Samoan curry is made […]

Lils 0 Posted On 06/02/2016
3 times in history that Samoa fought for freedom

Every Samoan should be proud to know these stories from our history. These will make great […]

Lils 2 Posted On 19/10/2017
The making of a Polynesian art prodigy

In early June this year, the Balmoral Seventh Day Adventist school in Auckland celebrated Pasifika night by […]

Lils 4 Posted On 13/06/2018