Fiji Hot Rock Oven!! 🏝 Unseen FIJIAN FOOD + Remote Pacific Island Life!
Fiji Hot Rock Oven!! 🏝 Unseen FIJIAN FOOD + Remote Pacific Island Life!
Notable moments
- 01:11 Bay of Islands Aerial Views
Aerial footage showcases the stunning green limestone islets and vivid turquoise waters of the Bay of Islands near Vanua Balavu. Mark Wiens introduces the archipelago as one of the most secluded and picturesque destinations in Fiji's Lau Group.
Bay of Islands, Fiji - 04:16 Traditional Sevusevu Kava Ceremony
Mark Wiens and his companions participate in a traditional Sevusevu ceremony inside a community house in Daliconi village. They present a bundle of kava root to the village elders to request formal permission to visit their lands and film their local traditions.
Daliconi, Vanua Balavu, Fiji - 05:47 Preparing Vakasakera with Moringa Leaves
Local village women demonstrate how to cook Vakasakera, a traditional dish made from freshly picked moringa leaves, deboned barracuda, squeezed coconut cream, and fermented coconut. The ingredients are combined in a large pot and simmered until the coconut milk thickens into a rich, savory sauce.
Daliconi, Vanua Balavu, Fiji - 11:57 Beachside Lunch of Vakasakera
A dining table covered in purple cloth and fresh banana leaves is set up directly on the beach shore of Daliconi village. Mark Wiens eats the creamy Vakasakera alongside steamed and roasted cassava, seasoned with crushed fresh green bird's eye chilies and lime juice.
Daliconi, Vanua Balavu, Fiji - 17:32 Snorkeling in a Tidal Cave
Mark Wiens swims in the clear turquoise waters surrounding the steep limestone cliffs in the Bay of Islands. He swims through a submerged rocky opening into an atmospheric tidal cave historically sacred to Fijian ancestral deities.
Bay of Islands, Fiji - 24:19 Underwater Clam Harvesting in Fulaga
Local women swim and dive in crystal-clear shallow lagoon water to gather fresh cockles and clams from the sand bed into hand-woven palm baskets. The shellfish are brought back to the white sand beach to be prepared into fresh raw seafood salads.
Fulaga, Fiji - 30:58 Building a Traditional Fijian Lovo
Villagers construct a traditional underground Lovo oven by heating volcanic stones over burning wood and coconut husks in a dug pit. Chicken, pork, taro root, and palusami are laid over the hot stones, wrapped in leaves and canvas sacks, and covered in soil to bake for several hours.
Naikeleyaga, Kabara, Fiji - 32:38 Kava Preparation and Village Gathering
While waiting for the Lovo pit feast to bake, Mark Wiens joins village elders who pound dried kava root into fine powder and strain it with water in a carved wooden tanoa bowl. Mark partakes in the communal kava drinking, highlighting its earthy, peppery, and mildly numbing qualities.
Naikeleyaga, Kabara, Fiji
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