Te tuae

The te tuae is a typical food of the Kiribati. It is a dried paste of Pandanus tectorius fruits, processed for storage.[1]

Te tuae
TypeFruit preserve
Place of originKiribati

The ripe fruits of the plant are cooked and then crushed to remove the fibrous part, resulting in a puree that is spread in thin layers to be sun-dried. The dried paste is then cut, further sun-dried, folded, and wrapped in leaves of P. tectorius.[2]

It can be stored for a very long time, even years, so it plays an important role in guaranteeing the food safety of the islanders.[1][2] It is also an important source of beta-carotene, in a country where diseases related to vitamin A deficiency are common.[3]

It is similar in preparation and use to Marshallese jããnkun and to sehnikun in kipar from the Federated States of Micronesia.[1]

Reference
  1. Healthy Pacific Lifestyle Section of the Secretariat of the Pacific Communities, ed. (2006). Pandanus. Noumea. ISBN 978-982-00-0166-4.
  2. "Atoll agroforestry on Tarawa and Abemama, Kiribati". archive.unu.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  3. "Carotenoid content of pandanus fruit cultivars and other foods of the Republic of Kiribati". Retrieved 2022-04-21.
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