Fiji Going Out
Food and Drink
National specialities:
Kokoda (raw fish marinated in coconut cream and lime).
Rourou (a taro leaf dish soaked in coconut cream).
Tavioka (manioc or tapioca, often boiled, baked or grated and cooked in coconut cream with sugar and mashed bananas).
Duruka (an unusual asparagus-like vegetable in season during April and May).
Lovo (a covered pit or underground oven used to cook meat, fish, and vegetables).
National drinks:
Kava (traditionally prepared by virgins, who chewed the root of the pepper plant into a soft pulpy mass before adding water but nowadays the roots are pounded in a wooden bowl using a vertical metal rod usually operated by hand).
Fiji Bitter (a beer brewed in Suva by Carlton Brewery).
Booth's Gin, Bounty Rum, Czarina Vodka and Regal Whisky (produced by South Pacific Distilleries, Lautoka).
Legal drinking age: 21.
Tipping: Generally not necessary; only small amounts for special services.
Nightlife
Shopping
Shopping hours: Mon-Fri 0800-1700, Sat 0800-1300. Many places close for lunch 1300-1400.
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