'otai
Coconut meat, Coconut milk, Coconut water |
ʻotai is a drink which originated in western Polynesia and is usually made as a refreshing accompaniment to large meals.
Today, the beverage is most associated with
ambarella fruit (called vi in Samoan language and Tongan, wi in Hawaiian language) and young coconut meat with coconut milk and coconut water.[2] The mixture was poured into large, empty coconut shells corked with coconut husk
and allowed to chill in cold pools of water (or behind waterfalls) before serving.
The modern
mountain apple, called fekika. In Samoa
, this distinction of "native" and "introduced" recipes is differentiated as "ʻotai" only refers to the drink prepared with vi fruit, while the ʻotai made with European-introduced fruits are respectively called vai meleni (watermelon drink), vai mago (mango drink), or vai fala (pineapple drink).
See also
References
- ^ POLLEX-Online : The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online. Oceanic Linguistics. Entries for QOTAI (PN) Dish of raw fruits: (')o(o)tai - Pollex Archived 2022-12-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Samoa Islands, Volume 1. Kramer, Augustin. Polynesian Press