Tahiti and her Islands Going Out
Food and Drink
Things to know: A key to how expensive a restaurant will be is often indicated by dollar signs; for instance, '$$$$' will indicate an expensive restaurant, whereas '$' will indicate a budget restaurant.
National specialities:
• Smoked breadfruit.
• Mountain bananas.
• Fafa (spinach) served with young suckling pig.
• Poisson cru (marinated fish, for example raw tuna served with coconut cream and limes).
• Poe (starchy pudding made of papaya, mango and banana).
National drinks:
• Noni Juice comes from the Noni tree and is famous for its health-enhancing effects.
• Hinano is the beer of Tahiti.
Tipping: In general tolerated but not practised, since it is contrary to the Tahitian idea of hospitality.
Nightlife
Shopping
Shopping hours: Mon-Fri 0800-1200 and 1330-1700/1730, Sat 0800-1100. Shops sometimes close for lunch, anytime between 1100-1400. Some shopping centres in the suburbs of Tahiti are open 0730-2200
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