If you particularly like tapiocas (cassavas) and yams, then you’re going to be particularly happy when you visit Fiji as it is their staple food there and readily available everywhere. I can understand its popularity as they store well (for months), can be cooked in a variety of ways, tasty and are nutritious. They must grow easily there too as I understand that yams can be harvested in 9 to 12 months and can yield about a hundred more times of yam than the amount that was planted! The cassavas grows even faster - about six to nine months after planting, most varieties are ready for harvesting.
I have honestly never seen such abundance and sizes of them until I saw them at the local markets, road sides and outside supermarkets.
We really did not have much free time as I would have love to taste them cooked in the traditional “lovo’ manner - underground oven or barbeque.
Popular fried Fijian chips.
Please do not ask me the differences between them as you can click for more information on taro, cassava and yam.
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