About The Food of Nauru

The local cuisine of Nauru

        Today, I want to introduce you about a local cuisine of Nauru.
        Nauru is a small island country located in the western part of the Pacific Ocean. Nauru used to be a colony of Germany, Australia, then, England. So the food customs of Nauru is used to be formed by various elements of these countries, then developed Nauruan own food customs as the time passes.

An Example of Nauruan local cuisine

I chose a recipe of “Coconut Crusted Fish”
Source: “Global Table Adventure”
Link: http://globaltableadventure.com/

Ingredients:
6 fillets of Pacific Rockfish, or other fish of choice
salt & pepper
For the breading:
1/2 cup breadcrumbs
1/2 cup shredded unsweetened coconut
1 egg
coconut oil, for pan frying (about 1/4 cup for an 1o inch pan)
1-2 limes, sliced

Method:
First, stir together soft mountains of breadcrumbs and snowy coconut.
Next, whisk together an egg. Look at this pretty shell. This egg comes from a pasture-raised egg…
… and is has the most glorious orange yolk. Yay for happy chickens!
Now, you have a breading setup, including the fish, the breadcrumb mixture and the egg.
(P.S. Don’t forget to salt and pepper the fish.)
Dip both sides of the fish in the egg and then coat with a happy smattering of coconut bread crumbs. I like to spoon them over and give them a little pat to make sure they are pressed on there well.
Shake off any excess coating and fry the fillets over medium heat for about 3 minutes per side, depending on the size of the fillet. I only had room to cook two at a time so, as they were done, I kept them warm in a 200F oven until they were all ready.
Serve with plenty of fresh limes.
Just beautiful.
Welcome to a fresh summer afternoon in Nauru.
We’d eat this any day of the week.
Enjoy, my friends!

This recipe is from: http://globaltableadventure.com/2012/06/24/recipe-coconut-crusted-fish/

The reason why I introduce "Coconut Crusted Fish" as Nauruan local cuisin

        Nauru is the third smallest country in the world. It is only 21 square kilo meters. The way of cooking on local foods are unified because of its small land. So the regional difference in the recipe is not so clear. Nauru is an island so naturally the local food contains a lot of fish and seafood. On the island, There are wild species of coconut which are dispensable for Naurian foods. So I choose this recipe of "Coconut Crusted Fish" using fish and coconut, the specialties of Nauru.