American Samoa Going Out
Food and Drink
National specialities:
• Fia fia (suckling pig, chicken, fish, palusami (coconut cream wrapped in taro leaves and cooked in the umu, or pit oven), breadfruit, coconut, bananas, lime and mango).
National drinks:
• Kava is the national drink and is often drunk in sacred ceremonies. If you become intimate with Samoans, you may be invited to a genuine kava ceremony. If you go, follow these basic rules: do not sip until you tip a little kava from its coconut shell cup onto the ground immediately in front of you while saying manuia (mah-noo-ee-ah), meaning good luck; do not drain your cup - leave a little and tip it out before handing the cup back to the server; remember that drinking kava is a solemn, sacred ceremony not to be confused with a casual round of drinks in Western society. The taste may take a while to acquire.
Tipping: Not customary.
Nightlife
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Shopping hours: Mon-Fri 0800-1700 and Sat 0800-1300.
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