What does Vaifala mean in Samoan?

Vaifala is an ʻono drink made by our ʻohana in Samoa . “Vai” in Samoan is like our “wai,” meaning “water.” “Fala” is the same as our “hala kahiki,” or “pineapple.” Vaifala is a pineapple drink that is refreshing and sweet in the heat!

How to make kokolaisa?

Method Bring water to the boil. Add in rice, sugar, coconut milk and Koko Samoa pods. Gently stir for 2 minutes allowing the pods to dissolve. Lower heat and simmer for another 1 minute. Allow to cool a little before eating. Enjoy! Aug 28, 2020

What does Vai mean in Samoa?

In each of these Pacific nations 'vai' means water .

What is koko in Samoan?

These are Samoan brown cocoa beans that were roasted over an open fire, and then pounded by hand and set into cakes. This koko is prized for the little nibs of cacao that are still in it that you can chew on as you drink your cocoa. Samoa grows some of the best protected cocoa beans in the world.

How many calories are in koko rice?

Millville Nutrition Facts For a Serving Size of 1 cup (42g) How many calories are in Cocoa Rice? Amount of calories in Cocoa Rice: Calories 170 Calories from Fat 13.5 (7.9%) % Daily Value * How much fat is in Cocoa Rice? Amount of fat in Cocoa Rice: Total Fat 1.5g - 14 more rows

What is the difference between Vaifala and Otai?

In Samoa, this distinction of "native" and "introduced" recipes is differentiated as "ʻotai" only refers to the drink prepared with vi fruit, while the ʻotai made with European-introduced fruits are respectively called vai meleni (watermelon drink), vai mago (mango drink), or vai fala (pineapple drink).

What does talofa mean in Samoa?

Talofa is a salutation or greeting in the Samoan language of the Samoan Islands. Talofa echoes in such phrases as ta'alofa in Tuvalu, aloha in Hawaiian and aro'a in Cook Islands Māori. Another Samoan salutation To life, live long!

What do Samoans call kava?

In the Samoan culture and traditions, 'ava (kava in Samoan) plays an important role in ceremonies and way of life or the fa'asamoa. Conducted to mark important milestones, the 'ava ceremony is one of Samoa's most important chiefly customs and is a very formal tradition.

Koko Araisa ( Koko rice)| Samoan vaifala Recipe ~Western samoan Cuisine

September 27, 2014 By

Landing on w today and am so happy only three more letters to go to finish this months marathon. For W I chose Western samoan cuisine to explore. I wanted try a cake But time and light was not with me today had to pick ywo easy recipe from the country.Samoan which is officially called as Indepent state of samo which was formerly called as western Samoa. Tatooing is very much traditional here they have unique tattos for bothe genders, soaman girl is give a Malu which cover just below the knee to the thighs.Samoan foods are mainly prepared with coconut milk and cream so they are mildly taste. I chose a dessert which is specially made Samoan Koko but here I used the dark chocolate which is easily available here. For the drink I made a very smile samoan pineapple drink which is super quick to make.

I have a very happy news to share today is My blog 2nd anniversary and I take thisopportunityto all my readers for supporting me 2 long years with kind hearts wishing to get more support and motivation in future to . I wanted to make a cake today butUnfortunately I had very less time so made a sweet dish for W . Hope you all enjoy.. Will post my 2 nd blog anniversary celebration post Once am done with Bm this month. Lets move on to the recipes..

Koko Araisa

Recipe Category	Preparation time	Co ok Time
Desserts	20-30 mins	10 mins

Ingredients

Rice – 1 cup ( I used arborio)

Water – 4 cups

Orange juice – 1/2 cup

Coconut Milk – 1 cup

Dark chocolate chunks – 1/4 cup

Sugar – 1/4 -1/2 cup

Method

Samoan Vaifala

Recipe Category	Preparation time
Drinks	10 mins

Ingredients

Pineapple chunks – 1/2 cup

Condensed Milk – 1 cup

Sugar (optional)

Water – 2 cups

Ice cubes as needed

Method

In a glass add the pineapple chunks and sweetned condensed Milk.
Add water and mix them till combined.
Serve them chilled with ice cubes.

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Priya Suresh says
September 27, 2014 at 8:18 am
Happy blog anniversary Manju, wishing you many more years of blogging. Keep going gal.. Koko rice and vaifala looks terrific, that chocolate rice makes me drool.. Lovely choices.
Usha Rao says
September 27, 2014 at 4:40 pm
Happy blog anniversary!! Chocolate rice pudding looks delicious and vaifala is refreshing. Pineapple with condensed milk must have made a wonderful beverage.
Manjusha KP says
September 27, 2014 at 8:40 pm
Hearty congratz and a very Happy B'day 2 ur blog and the ever talented lady behind it :)…way to go….Lovely dishes ..easy too
Suma Gandlur says
September 28, 2014 at 1:02 am
Congrats Manjula for the milestone! Wish you many many more milestones.
Chocolate-Orange combo rice is very interesting and that drink also looks very inviting.
MonuTeena RecipesPassion says
September 28, 2014 at 7:50 am
Congrats dear plus this is a lovely cuisine 🙂
Harini-Jaya R says
September 29, 2014 at 12:36 am
Happy Blog Anniversary! Lovely dishes!!
Mayuri Patel says
September 29, 2014 at 12:26 pm
happy blog anniversary. Koko rice sounds really interesting because of the combination of chocolate, orange and coconut.
Magees kitchen says
September 29, 2014 at 1:39 pm
Happy Blog Anniversary! Yummy koko rice and refreshing drink.
Sangeetha M says
September 29, 2014 at 2:54 pm
Happy Blog Anniversary Manju! Wish You Many Many more milestones..keep rocking buddy!
Koko Rice sounds absolutely delicious…orange, dark chocolate combo really tempting me…too good !
Jayanthi Sindhiya says
September 30, 2014 at 11:03 pm
Happy blog anniversary,awesome pictures,which u all success
Pavani N says
October 7, 2014 at 12:25 am
Congratulations on completing 2 years Manjula. Wish you many many more such milestones.
Samoan desserts look yumm!!
Gayathri Kumar says
October 8, 2014 at 12:51 pm
Congrats Manjula. You are an amazing blogger and I am a huge fan of the variety of dishes you make. The rice with chocolate looks yumm…
Padmajha PJ says
October 12, 2014 at 8:20 am
Congrats on the milestone Manjula and a nice way to celebrate it with 2 beautiful dishes 🙂

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Nutrition Facts
For a Serving Size of 1 cup (42g)
How many calories are in Cocoa Rice? Amount of calories in Cocoa Rice: Calories 170	Calories from Fat 13.5 (7.9%)
	% Daily Value *
How much fat is in Cocoa Rice? Amount of fat in Cocoa Rice: Total Fat 1.5g	-