'Ota 'ika

Polynesian dish Poisson cru au lait de coco.jpg 250px Ota ika Coconut fish, ika mata, ia ota, kokoda, oka ia, oraora, ota, poisson cru Oceania American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Islands, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Wallis and Futuna Appetiser Salad Fish, lemon, lime, coconut milk Kinilaw, kelaguen, hinava, poke, ceviche Ota ika is a Oceanian dish consisting of raw fish marinated in citrus juice and coconut milk. The Tongan, Tahitian, and Samoan variants are essentially identical in that the raw fish is briefly marinated in lemon or lime juice until the surface of the flesh becomes opaque. The fish is then mixed with coconut milk and diced vegetables (most commonly cucumber, tomato, carrots, onion, green onion, and spicy peppers). This is the national dish of Tonga. Names Cook Islands: rar Ika mata Fiji: fj Kokoda French Polynesia: fr Poisson cru, ty Iʻa ota Hawaii: haw Iʻa maka Nauru: Coconut fish New Caledonia: new Salade tahitienne, new Poisson cru New Zealand: mi Ika mata Niue: niu ʻota ʻika Samoa: sm Oka iʻa Tokelau: tkl ʻota ʻika Tonga: to ʻota ʻika Tuvalu: tvl Ika mata Wallis and Futuna: wls Ika otaBrillat Michael South Pacific islands 1999 Nelles Verlag 3-88618-104-9 1st Munich, Germany 43578477 The word "ota" means "raw" within the Polynesian language group, although the more common term for the dish in French Polynesia is its French equivalent, poisson cru (literally, 'raw fish').The World's Best Street Food: Where to Find It and How to Make It Lonely Planet Publications 2012 978-1-74321-664-4 https://books.google.com/books?id=Wat9BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT131 July 30, 2016 131 https://books.google.com/books?id=6eZe7e-1Y3sC&q=Ota+ika&pg=PA133 Food Culture in the Pacific Islands Haden Roger 2009 ABC-CLIO 978-0-313-34492-3 133 Any type of seafood can be used to make "ota". The word "ika" means fish ("i'a" in Samoan language), but the dish is often prepared with mussels ("ota pipi/maso"), prawns ("ota ulavai"), crab ("ota pa'a/paka"), lobster ("ota ula"), octopus/squid ("ota fe'e/feke"), sea urchin ("ota vana/tuitui"), and eel ("ota pusi"). Gallery Similar dishes Similar dishes are kinilaw and ilo ata-ata of the Philippines, and kelaguen of the Marianas Islands. haw Poke and lomi-lomi salmon of Hawaii are also similar. It is also similar to Latin American ceviche. See also Crudo Hinava Hoe Hoe-deopbap List of hors d'oeuvre List of raw fish dishes List of salads Tataki Singju Yusheng Sources Further reading "Ota ika (raw fish in coconut milk)", The Polynesian Kitchen Category:Niuean cuisine Category:Nauruan cuisine Category:Cuisine of Norfolk Island Category:Gilbertese cuisine Category:Samoan cuisine Category:Tokelauan cuisine Category:Tongan cuisine Category:Tuvaluan cuisine Category:Pitcairn Islands cuisine Category:Wallis and Futuna cuisine Category:Polynesian cuisine Category:Melanesian cuisine Category:Micronesian cuisine Category:Oceanian cuisine Category:Uncooked fish dishes Category:Seafood dishes Category:Raw fish salads Category:Fijian cuisine