🇬🇧 Typical foods from Oceania - Polynesia

First article of 2022! And we continue our gastronomic adventure around the world. We have already talked about typical dishes from the Americas, Africa, Asia and two regions of Oceania: Melanesia and Micronesia. Today we go to the third region of Oceania, Polynesia, made up of more than a thousand islands. These include New Zealand, Tonga, Tuvalu, Samoa and French Polynesia.

• New Zealand: New Zealand Fish and Chips. Māori Boil-Up. Bacon and Egg Pie. Anzac Biscuits. Jaffas. Chocolate Fish. Cheese Roll. Hokey Pokey Ice Cream. Whitebait Fritters. Lolly Cake. Jelly Slice. KiwiBurger. Mince and Cheese Pie. Afghan Biscuit. Pineapple Lumps. Colonial Goose. Possum Stew. Rewena Bread. Spaghetti on Toast. Kiwi Bread. Pork and Puha. New Zealand Pumpkin Soup. Marmite and Chip Sandwich. Takaku Bread.
• Tonga: 'Ota 'ika. Lu pulu. Kapisi pulu. 
• Tuvalu: Tuvalu Coconut Tuna.
• Samoa: Oka i'a. Palusami. Panipopo. Sapasui. Samoan Poi. Pisua. Kale moa. Panikeke. Masi Samoa. Suafa'i. Sua i'a. Paifala. Fa'ausi. Poi mago. Keke pua'a. Fa'apapa. Keke fa'i. Koko araisa. Oka popo. Alaisa fa'apopo. 
• French Polynesia: Poisson cru. Fafaru. Po'e. Raw Fish with Coconut Milk. Poulet fafa. Pahua taioro. Pua toro. Firi firi. Chevrettes à la vanille et coco. Local Fries. 

Have you ever visited these countries? Have you already tasted some of these typical dishes? Comment on your experience.

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Nycka, the Nomad