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Faraoa 'ipo
Faraoa ipo is a type of ball bread made in the Tuamotu archipelago of French Polynesia. The bread is made from flour leavened with yeast, with coconut, coconut milk, sugar and salt added. The dough is then shaped into a ball and cooked in coconut water. It can also be cooked in a '' ahima'a'' (earth oven), wrapped in banana leaves The banana leaf is the leaf of the banana plant, which may produce up to 40 leaves in a growing cycle. The leaves have a wide range of applications because they are large, flexible, waterproof and decorative. They are used for cooking, wrappin .... Variants ''Faraoa'' means bread in the local language, coming from ''farine'' (flour). There are many varieties of bread in Polynesia, mainly made from coconut: * ''Faraoa uto'', bread made with flour mixed with crushed ''uto'' (coconut germ). * ''Faraoa omoto'' bread made with flour mixed with coconut ('omoto) * ''Faraoa 'eu'', type of sweet bread * ''Faraoa farai pani'', pancake * ''Faraoa ha'a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Polynesia
)Territorial motto: ( en, "Great Tahiti of the Golden Haze") , anthem = , song_type = Regional anthem , song = "Ia Ora 'O Tahiti Nui" , image_map = French Polynesia on the globe (French Polynesia centered).svg , map_alt = Location of French Polynesia , map_caption = Location of French Polynesia (circled in red) , mapsize = 290px , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = , established_title = Protectorate proclaimed , established_date = 9 September 1842 , established_title2 = Territorial status , established_date2 = 27 October 1946 , established_title3 = Collectivity status , established_date3 = 28 March 2003 , established_title4 = Country status (nominal title) , established_date4 = 27 February 2004 , official_languages = French , regional_languages = , capital = Papeete , coordinates = , largest_city = Fa'a'ā , demonym = French Polynesian , ethnic_groups = 66.5% unmixed Polynesians7.1% mixed Polynesians9.3% Demis11. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |