How To: Make a Niuean Takihi
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Armed with a massive knife, some Island 'know how' and his Grandmothers recipe, Proud Niuean Shimpal Lelisi attempts to recreate his favourite Island dish Takihi, from scratch.
But there ain‘t no Pak ‘n’ Cave on the Rock - so using a dash of Bear Grylls' survival skills and a pinch of Jamie Oliver’s flare - Shimpal scours the Island, digs in the Taro Fields, ignites the Umu and cracks the Niu, all in a back breaking effort to recreate the taste of his childhood.
So what is Takihi? Well it’s not quite a savoury dish or a desert either- it floats in the space reserved for food that can’t be defined- it just is. Join Shim on his journey and then have your own- download the recipe PDF and sample this coconutty, fruity, starchy goodness for yourself. Sweat band optional!
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Totally agree. Niue has the best taro in the world and it is dangerous eating takihi with a knife! lol Thank you Shimpal for sharing this treasure with us. Fakaue lahi!
Went to Niue for a one week meeting (because there was only one flight a week back in those days). Ate takihi at that meeting for morning tea, lunch, dinner along with the roasted pig, coconut crab, lobsters, fish and chicken. I gained 10kg in weight when I went back home. I think it was the takihi. In Samoa, we had a similar dish but along with most traditional Samoan foods, it has been lost to time unfortunately, although the name that my grandfather told me for the same dish, it sounded very much like takihi, although in Samoan there is no 'H' sounding word. So I think it was, in approximation, in Samoan language, takihi was kakisi, which makes sense, when you was think about it, like its sweet so when you go for it it's like saying to your girlfriends, aumai se kakisi, auoi!
I've never heard of those ingredients. Makes me want to travel to every remote location in the world! I love culture!
@illwill1991
2 жыл бұрын
You've never heard of coconuts and papaya?
Definitely miss my dad's cooking and enjoyed your video. Appreciated you eating island styles as my dad would do and cooking real niuean styles with so much love for cooking umu. So grateful for video 😍
🤣🤣🤣 eating with the knife, island way....I love this when the Niuens make it for international night at church...now I know how it's made, it's beautiful 😍
Fascinating! And that’s the guy who eats with a knife! 😆😁 Niuean Shimpal Lelisi’s trademark. I didn’t realize he was the same one I saw earlier on how to cook taro until he started tasting the food! Funny!
In png we also make that with slice or grated sweet potato , yam and casava as well.Even put taro or aibika/Island cabbage in between the layers as well.Yummy
@juliawong1544
2 жыл бұрын
No this one only pawpaw and this special taro only for the takihi because this food is only for a special Lady not for male's tho lolz
We make this in the UK, Little bit of Niue in England! but we have to use our conventional oven.....
@tonezstonezz5062
7 жыл бұрын
Collette Ikimotu .... nothing beats the "umu taste" ......
@lalonesko9152
7 жыл бұрын
Collette Ikimotu lol....tasty of corse
Island food is the best,whether it's Polynesia,Melanesia or Micronesia. I come from the South Western Pacific and we have different colour taro. Purple,yellow,white,dark purple,purple and white,yellow and white and orange . Thank you for sharing your beautiful tasty recipe,I will definitely try it out
Going to give this a try today! Substituting an electric oven for an umu, and canned coconut cream instead of fresh, due to geographic limitations :D
Looks nice, never tasted that before. PS, in the Cooks we have all sorts of taro. Pink,yellow,grey and dark grey which is the nicest as well as the yellow ones. And the pink Taro comes from Niue.
@wildchookMaryP
9 жыл бұрын
Our taro veo is like their yellow one as I remember it.
@fayevids7391
6 жыл бұрын
I like the dark grey taro from the Cooks. Nice a chewy texture 👌🏼👌🏼
@mattr4399
3 ай бұрын
The Mangaia black taro is nice as well 👌
Daymmm takihi sounds delicious and cool how he eats from the knife islandstyle😂🤣😆✌&❤
Man , takihi is sooo good ,but need to try it with Niue kalo
Fantastic cooking demonstration, thanks. My neighbour in Grey Lynn, Tamaki Makaurau Auckland, Aotearoa NZ was telling everyone on fb he was having takihi for breakfast. So I googled and found this great video. Shared it world-wide. Could start a takihi frenzy everywhere? Who knows, lol.
TAKIHI!!!! My absolute favourite 😍 great video 👌🏼
Great work !!thanks for a VID...NIUE PARADISE!!
💯% Niue Taro Best in the world.... Islander already, KNIFE SPOON😂😂😂
ya right about the taro! the best because its nice and sweet!
Now I want to try some of this. Looks so good ❤️
Awesome video. Well done. The takihi probably tasted awesome too.
That was so Awesome and very educational, Thank You.
Shimpal the man!
Looks really good bro . yummm .
Love your video bro. Watching from Fiji! Taro from the supermarket🤣 True story bro, Fiji has green, purple and almost black Dalo! Vinaka! God Bless!
Looks great ☺👍
Awesome. I loved takihi when I lived on Niue ... but I never saw any tarsealed roads there ... mind you, it was 50 years ago, lol.
I love your videos! I have missed true Niue Food❤️
Awesome video that looks so delicious.
thank you for sharing love it
I'm hungry now....... great recipe!
Mahalo for this! will try this in my next imu.... Aloha from Hawaii
When he started eating with the knife I couldnt stop laughing! 😂😂😂 Looks yum though, great job!
Yummmm got to try this...got it..
Wow that looks deelishhhhh💞
well done man. such a nice meal
Bro you need your own program. Cooking, sports, music, arts, tourism (get to travel) News and culture from Niue. Anything Bro your O for owesome, like our brother David. Your'd be an excellent front man, host , whatever! Bro. you got naturel, friendly vibe, can connect wif us. All da best bro. Maori Boy westie. GO HARD!!!
Awesome Bro! Alofas from the Uk👌🏽
nice takihi cuz...laugh when I see my dad,memories to remember
Probably watched this 7-8 thousand times lol #TakihiTheBest
looked bomb bro!
Ohh I haven't tasted that for ages it's so nice and taro is the best part😂😂😂😝😝😂Alofi has the best taro well to me they do
Delicious food bro love from PNG👍
Yeah! Nice
Yup we do have the best taro!!!
As a Samoan. I agree. Niue taro is the best.
My nena made one in Fiji and they ate it all and plus it was just a little one
Yum
Takihi looks like a version of stone oven cassava cake. Probably delicious from the tropics.
I reckon Cook Islands have the best taro. We have all kinds of taro pink, white, and yellow
Malo bro....luv takihi!
Oka e takihi haau ma Lelisi 👏🤩
nice! awesome video awesome takihi.....fakaua lahi lol
Wow
It's look delicious and healthy food 😍🍴 thanks for sharing this amazing video. I know Niuean people eat deliciously meals.
Bula vinaka ma brother, thanks for sharing your recipe, I will tried it one day, but nothing beat the smell n taste of our traditional cooking...the lovo or umu....god bless
Nice filming skills aye
love niue taro if you havent tried it your missing out 💯💯
What do you use to for the sifting of the coconut cream mutton cloth ?
Yellow and purple dalo is my faaaavourite mmmm 😋.. Now I'm craving takihi 😔
Takihi 😍
Str8from the yamness
Can you do the Samoan Taufolo.....it's one of the Samoan food I missed....
OMG ur beautiful n ur food it's sad bkuz my beautiful mom Fenika {RIJ} is niue but I don't know who her father is NOTHIING I was either 2 young or didn't pay attention when she spoke of him, all I remember is her telling us that she went 2 NIue with my oldest brotha n oldest sista 2 visit her father n family n how beautiful , kind, n loving they were 2 them, n I remember 1 time we were shopping @ a samoan market in Carson n this handsum man said hi 2 my mom n they started talking only it wasn't Samoan I kept listening n I swear I did not understand anything she was saying {me faikakala lol} n boy this man must of been flirting with my mom bkuz she was giggling n laughing {mom kalakiki} lol but it was a beautiful language , I really wish I knew something about her father or family names I wud luv 2 visit NIue n Samoan b4 Jesus takes me home !!!!!!!!
That shirt tho! Polynesian Panthers
can you do one for falaoa niu or pitako?
Fakaaue ma Sham, I have cooked my first takihi, it came out awesum, did nit have the banana leaves thoe,
5:43 once it's in it's IN!!!!
you should try it straight out of the omu yummy
I wanna try fresh taro so bad.
My parents went Niue last year and came back with heaps of yummy food made in the islands. Even though sucks that coconut crab is not aloud in NZ no mo😭 but the food I was looking forward to was takihi😍 my partner Samoan he never tasted takihi before till he had a taste.... he loved it😂 poor fing lol. I’m looking forward for some more island food this year when mum & dad goes back😍 hurry up November! 🙄😂
yumm!!.. eating with a knife can be dangerous! lol
real Polynesian food natural!
Yummy love takihi I'm in Australia... can I wrap in tinfoil when cooking or should I use spinach leaves
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damn, that looks SO good! I need to stop watching food videos >_
No lie niue taro is the BEST
Nice.... I will try making Takihi when I move back to Aitutaki ...Next time try eating with a fork or your fingers. LOL
Per fortuna si tratta di un piatto vegano. Non oso immaginare se il tizio avesse preparato un piatto a base di carne, vista la sua aria truculenta. Costui mi fa davvero passare la voglia di mangiare.
woah! Did anyone else notice he's wearing the Polynesian Panthers t-shirt.
I like your PREHEAT the oven method hahhahahahahaahahaha
If i were to make this, Which i am how long do i keep in a conventional oven and what degree/temperature do i set the heat? Pls and Thank you in advance.
Lol dangerous dont eat with a knife hahahaha. Yum
Yummy
@nicholaspaogofie5046
5 жыл бұрын
Niuean Laho l
Delisioso 🤤🤤🤤 awesome video 👌
I'm gonna try to make this when I go for a vacation in the Philippines! Quick question though. Is pawpaw and papaya the same fruit? Thanks in advance!
@sonitatalima5615
2 жыл бұрын
Yes it is lol
Mitaki lahi ma bro!
Can you put a full salmon fillet in between the middle layer with the coconut cream over it?
@deidrekalauni3290
2 жыл бұрын
Too rich
Rip cousin Raymond🙏🏻 I remember the bro it's me Henz
Preheat the oven😂😂😂
sorie guys my husband's part niuean so im gna try nd make this so do u add salt?
Does papaya have be ripe or half ripe or don't matter?
E tau fua huhu neke huhua he Kai takihi Yes best taro in the world 🌎
Anyone know the song at 6:25
1:17 Fuaioku or Pawpaw? Is that unripe papaya?
Whats the english name for the flesh on the inside of that coconut
@despaahana
6 жыл бұрын
It's the beginning of a new coconut tree
@snkkulatea1720
5 жыл бұрын
Sprouted coconut flesh but don't tell anyone coz it's really yum!!! And I want to keep it all for myself!!
Hhh eating with a knife is dangerous but savages been doing that for the longest time hhh i mean that in the most affectionate way🤣👍❤ Niue ki mua!
Takahi's not really a favourite of mine but his one looked bomb af (:
What niuen tikih is that food Or something Caz I have no Idea dude 😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕!!!!!!!! ?????
Make takini my nan NIUE 683 🇳🇺🇳🇺
dat gordon ramsay reference