Koko Samoa Blog
Fa’apapa Recipe – History, Tips & Serving Ideas...
At 5 a.m. in most Samoan villages, roosters compete with the fale lotu bell, and somewhere a griddle kisses its first round of Fa‘apapa, the coconut flatbread that fuels fishermen...
Fa’apapa Recipe – History, Tips & Serving Ideas...
At 5 a.m. in most Samoan villages, roosters compete with the fale lotu bell, and somewhere a griddle kisses its first round of Fa‘apapa, the coconut flatbread that fuels fishermen...
Palusami Recipe – History, Tips & Serving Ideas...
The sight of a banana-leaf parcel emerging from glowing river stones is enough to make any Samoan pause mid-conversation. Palusami—taro leaves swaddling coconut cream, sweet onion, and sometimes corned beef—has...
Palusami Recipe – History, Tips & Serving Ideas...
The sight of a banana-leaf parcel emerging from glowing river stones is enough to make any Samoan pause mid-conversation. Palusami—taro leaves swaddling coconut cream, sweet onion, and sometimes corned beef—has...
Panikeke Recipe – History, Tips & Serving Ideas...
No Samoan children’s party concludes without a pyramid of Panikeke—golden, bite-sized fritters whose name combines “pani” (from pancake) and “keke” (cake). Sailors from American whaling fleets introduced baking powder to...
Panikeke Recipe – History, Tips & Serving Ideas...
No Samoan children’s party concludes without a pyramid of Panikeke—golden, bite-sized fritters whose name combines “pani” (from pancake) and “keke” (cake). Sailors from American whaling fleets introduced baking powder to...
Sapa Sui Recipe – History, Tips & Serving Ideas...
Sapa Sui is proof that culinary passports get stamped in woks as well as airports. Chinese labourers arrived in Samoa during the late 19th-century German plantation boom, bringing glass noodles,...
Sapa Sui Recipe – History, Tips & Serving Ideas...
Sapa Sui is proof that culinary passports get stamped in woks as well as airports. Chinese labourers arrived in Samoa during the late 19th-century German plantation boom, bringing glass noodles,...
Paifala Recipe – History, Tips & Serving Ideas ...
If sunshine were a pastry, it would taste like Paifala—triangular hand-pies brimming with pineapple-coconut custard. American military rations introduced canned pineapple to Samoa during World War II, and island bakers...
Paifala Recipe – History, Tips & Serving Ideas ...
If sunshine were a pastry, it would taste like Paifala—triangular hand-pies brimming with pineapple-coconut custard. American military rations introduced canned pineapple to Samoa during World War II, and island bakers...
Keke Pua’a Recipe – History, Tips & Serving Ide...
Meet the bao’s adventurous island cousin: Keke Pua‘a. When Cantonese engineers built Apia’s first hydropower plant in 1917, they shared char-siu-bao lunches with Samoan co-workers, who were instantly smitten. Local...
Keke Pua’a Recipe – History, Tips & Serving Ide...
Meet the bao’s adventurous island cousin: Keke Pua‘a. When Cantonese engineers built Apia’s first hydropower plant in 1917, they shared char-siu-bao lunches with Samoan co-workers, who were instantly smitten. Local...