mai kana!!

"mai kana" ..Fijian saying which translates to "come eat"
something you will commonly hear back in Fiji while walking by someones house..
I remember walking to school & I always walked extra slow by my dear friend Anaseini's (RIP) house, her mom always had a huge breakfast waiting for them, pies & cakes & tea (for breakfast?!! i know right?!!) & of course Ana's mum would always extend the invitation to "come eat" It isn't a suprise that us islanders love our food, we take pride in our food & how it brings everyone together whether its for a celebration or just hanging out with friends at school during lunch hour, all putting in money to buy a serving of food to share..and all the odd meals common in almost every house, maggi noodles eaten cooked or raw (similar to Ramen) long loaf (tastes like french bread) breakfast crackers which is commonly known as biscuits (not the southern biscuits they have at KFC lol) and for special occasions "LOVO" (similar to the hawaiian "imu" or earth oven). What inspired me to blog about fiji food is when I went to the Asian Pacific market today & I found guava jam, which instantly took me back to my aunty cooking jam in her kitchen the aroma filling the whole house & everyone waiting for afternoon tea with biscuits, butter & guava jam..just Heaven!! Its funny how back when we were at home we never really appreciated all the comforts of these different foods, not until we travel halfway across the world, live away & when we see something in the shop that almost resembles the original back home, only then do we realise how much we miss the food & how its a definite part of our culture & our lifestyles. Like they say 'there's no place like home" I add on "there's no food like Fiji food"!

Peace & Love!!