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What to eat in Marshall Islands

The 4 dishes to eat in Marshall Islands

Atoll food: fish, coconut, pandanus and breadfruit.

Jakaro
No. 1: Jakaro · A photo like it · Gerda Arendt, CC BY-SA 4.0 (not that dish)
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Jakaro

Eaten all over Marshall Islands

Fresh coconut sap, drunk sweet or boiled into a syrup.

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Bwiro

Eaten all over Marshall Islands

Breadfruit fermented in pits and made into a sour paste that lasts for years.

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Raw fish with coconut

Eaten all over Marshall Islands

Reef fish marinated in lime with coconut milk and onion.

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Pandanus

Eaten all over Marshall Islands

Pandanus fruit chewed fresh or cooked into a dried sweet paste.

Where to eat in Marshall Islands

Chef is checking the restaurants worth it here, one by one, and posts each once it's confirmed open. See the list so far

Eat your way through Marshall Islands

Tell Chef when you're going and he'll lay out the days: the dishes, the markets, a walk and dinner, with places that are open.

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