Marshall Islands
Marshallese cuisine reflects the nation's Pacific atoll geography, relying heavily on fish, coconut, and breadfruit due to limited arable land. Traditional cooking methods often use underground earth ovens.
Coconut appears throughout Marshallese cooking, from drinks to rice dishes. Preserved and dried fish remain important given the challenges of refrigeration across the scattered atolls.
Sides
Boiled Breadfruit with Coconut Sauce (Mā Im Kōkwe)
Holidays & Special Occasions
Festive Coconut Rice Platter (Raij Kōjparok)
Holidays & Special Occasions
Earth Oven Roasted Pig (Piik Ilo Um)
Street Food
Coconut Fried Dough Balls (Bōbōr im Waini)
Street Food
Fried Fish Sticks (Ek Idik)
Drinks
Pandanus Juice (Ni-Bōb)
Drinks
Ni (Fresh Coconut Water) (Ni)
Breads
Coconut Flatbread (Petkōj im Waini)
Breads
Bwiro (Bwiro)
Desserts
Banana Coconut Cream Dessert (Keeprañ im Waini)
Desserts
Mokwan (Mokwan)
Sides
Steamed Taro with Coconut Cream (Kōtak im Waini)
Breakfast
Chukuchuk (Chukuchuk)
Mains
Chicken and Rice Marshallese-Style (Bao im Raij)
Mains
Baked Reef Fish in Coconut Milk (Ek Im Waini Ilo Um)
Salads
Green Papaya Salad Marshallese-Style (Salad Papaya)
Salads
Pandanus Fruit Salad (Bōb Salad)
Soups
Taro Leaf and Coconut Cream Stew (Kotak im Waini)
Soups
Marshallese Coconut Fish Chowder (Suup Ek)
Appetizers
Breadfruit Chips (Mā Bōbō)
Appetizers
Coconut and Fish Bites (Ek im Waini Kijeek)
Lunches
Breadfruit and Corned Beef Plate (Mā im Bwiin Kau)
Lunches
Marshallese Coconut Rice with Fish (Raij im Ek)
Breakfast
Fried Spam and Rice Plate (Pilawa im Spam)
