Miti hue

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Miti hue
Alternative namesHami, Samilolo, Tähroro, Tai monomono
TypeCondiment
Place of originPolynesia
Region or stateAmerican Samoa, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Rotuma, Samoa, Tonga
Main ingredientsCoconut, Brine

Miti hue is a traditional

Polynesian cuisine made from the flesh of the coconut and salt water
mixed together and fermented.

Preparation

Miti hue is prepared from the young coconut known as 'omoto, a stage where the flesh of the green coconut starts to harden and begins losing its water. The flesh of the 'omoto is cut into pieces and placed in a calabash vessel, with salt water and the heads of freshwater prawns. The mixture is left in the sun for a few days to ferment.[1][2] Miti hue is served as an accompaniment to traditional Tahitian dishes, most notably the fermented fish dish Fafaru.[3] The preparation of Tai monomono is also similar to Miti hue, though crushed crustaceans are entirely absent from the recipe.[4] Flavourings like lemon, lime and chilli can also be added to Tai monomono, with the addition of chilli being known as Tai oporo.[5][6]

Fermented coconut sauce is also eaten in

Samoan islands and the Polynesian island of Rotuma, but the process differs from Miti hue as the sauce is a byproduct of converting coconut shells into containers, a practice that was common in the West Polynesian islands.[7] A mature coconut has a hole drilled into it and the water inside the nut is removed, replaced with sea water. A stopper is placed into the hole and is left to ferment for a few weeks, resulting the inner flesh breaking down into a gruel.[8][9]

Names

See also

  • Taioro – A fermented paste made from coconut meat, eaten in Oceania.

References

  1. ISBN 9783732683284
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  2. ^ "Miti Hue (Tahiti)". BigOven. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  3. ^ "Fafaru - Gastro Obscura". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  4. ^ "Moina Tai – Coconut cream sauce - Cook Islands Recipes". www.ck. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  5. ISBN 9781610694698
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  6. ^ "Moina Tai – Coconut cream sauce - Cook Islands Recipes". www.ck. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  7. ^ "Food – Ethnology of Tokelau Islands". NZETC - New Zealand Electronic Text Collection. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  8. ISBN 9789820200357
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  9. ISBN 9780712902878
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  10. ^ "Protoform: SAMI [PN] ??". POLLEX-Online.
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