Solomon Islands Street Food

Solomon Islands street food runs on cassava and the day's reef catch, sold fast and cheap from Honiara's kai bars and central market stalls.

4 street food dishes from Solomon Islands — what each one is, why it's made that way, and what to expect when you order it.

Signature street foods of Solomon Islands

🥬 Everyday Green · Island Cabbage Aelan Kabis (Island Cabbage) Despite the name, 'island cabbage' usually isn't cabbage at all — it's typically slippery cabbage simmered in coconut cream, and it outsells any… Island cabbage refers to leafy greens, most often slippery cabbage or amaranth, cooked down with coconut cream, onion and sometimes tinned fish until soft. An everyday side dish sold at… Island's First Brew · Honiara Lager SolBrew It comes from the Solomons' very first brewery, founded in 1993 by a German and an Australian who decided the islands needed their own beer. SolBrew is a pale lager brewed by Solomon Breweries in Honiara, the country's original local beer brand launched alongside the simpler SB Lager. It's the standard pour at bars, market-side… Market Classic · Fried Fish & Cassava Fish and Cassava Chips A very British-sounding name for a dish where the "chips" have never seen a potato. Fried fish served alongside deep-fried cassava chips is a staple at Solomon Islands market stalls and kai bars, such as those found at Honiara's and Auki's central markets. A serving… Market Dessert · Steamed Cassava Cake Cassava Pudding What's called "pudding" here isn't a British custard — it's a dense, chewy cassava cake sweetened with coconut cream. Cassava pudding is grated cassava, sometimes mixed with sweet potato, combined with coconut cream and sugar, then cooked — often wrapped in banana leaves — until it sets into a dense…

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