Tuvalu

Tuvalu:

Tuesday I looked into to Tuvalu. I love looking into islands of the Pacific Ocean. This country is part way between Hawaii and Australia.  Much of the culture seems very similar to that of Hawaii, but with much closer ties to Australia. Unlike Hawaii, it does not thrive on tourism, yet it has a stronger economy then most Pacific Islands.

Activity:

The natives have traditional dance. It is not quite the hula, but I pulled out my hula dance DVD anyway.

Food:

According to Wikipedia, much of their food is based on fish and coconut. I was not able to find too much additional information about their cuisine, so I made a fish curry. This is probably not how they cook there, but it at least used some of the ingredients they use.

Ingredients:             

1 fish fillet (cod)

1 cup coconut milk

1 tea spoon curry powder

2 tbs. Korean barbeque sauce

½ chopped asparagus

¼ cup chopped eggplant

1 tea spoon oil

Cooked rice

Directions:

1.       Heat oil in a pan over medium heat.

2.       Once the oil is hot, add chopped vegetables and sauté for 5 minutes.

3.       Shove the vegetables to the corner of the pan and place fish on the pan. Cook one side of the fish for 3 minutes and then the other side for the same amount of time.

4.       Add the coconut milk, curry spice, and Korean barbeque sauce and bring to a boil. After it starts bubbling, let boil for 3-5 minutes. Note: if you boil too long, fish may dissolve and the curry will be ruined.  

5.       When fish is thoroughly cooked, remove from heat, and serve over rice.

 

 

Work Cited:

“Tuvalu”. Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuvalu