Fiji Islands

FOOD AND BEVERAGES

All about Kava or Yaqona Drinking in Fiji

Perhaps nothing reflects the Fijians’ reverence for tradition like yaqona (kava) drinking. Visit any Fijian village or home, particularly on a weekend, and you will probably come upon the spectacle of a family sitting on the floor around a large wooden bowl filled with a muddy-coloured liquid, drinking the contents from half a coconut shell. You will then be asked, “E dua na bilo?” (`Try a cup?’).

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