Solomon Islands

Melanesian cooking rich in fish, tubers, coconut and earth-oven cooking.

Traditional Solomon Islands cassava pudding: the grated cassava cake with coconut milk baked in banana leaf

Published on: July 28, 2026

Leonardo Polo

The dessert and snack of the Solomon Islands: grated cassava mixed with coconut milk, sugar and a little ripe banana, spread on a banana leaf and baked until set, golden outside and soft inside. Cut into squares and eaten warm or cold. With the no-oven, steamed version.