Market Classic · Fried Fish & Cassava
Fish and Cassava Chips
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A very British-sounding name for a dish where the "chips" have never seen a potato.
Fried fish served alongside deep-fried cassava chips is a staple at Solomon Islands market stalls and kai bars, such as those found at Honiara's and Auki's central markets. A serving usually comes with a generous portion of fish and chunky, golden cassava chips.
Why it's made this way: Cassava is an easy-to-grow, starchy root that stands in for the potato in this British-influenced dish name, pairing the day's reef catch with a cheap, filling, deep-fried staple grown right on the islands.
Roughly what's in it
500kcal
22gprotein
50gcarbs
24gfat
Estimated per typical street-vendor portion — not lab-tested.
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