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HeritageThe National Museum of the Philippines Iloilo capped off its 2026 ‘Magbasá Kita: A Reading Program for Young Learners’ with an immersive storytelling session at the museum’s Book Nook on September 23, 2026. The activity introduced the localHeritage21st Sunchang Jangryu Festival to Welcome the World With K-Food and Cultural ExperiencesHeritage21st Sunchang Jangryu Festival to Welcome the World With K-Food and Cultural ExperiencesStreet foodMan dead, 3 in custody after shooting outside Piada Italian Street Food in Mayfield HeightsStreet foodBrick-and-Mortar Restaurants Need to Stop Blaming Street VendorsFarm and marketYour guide to Harvest Fair 2026 at Wisconsin State Fair ParkFarm and marketOct. 3 Harvest of Harmony Parade available to view in livestream broadcast during paradeFarm and marketSouthington Apple Harvest Festival kicks off tonightWorldBon Appétit editor-in-chief explores food’s role in culture, media at MSUFarm and marketDetroit Harvest Fest adds movies, more food trucks in year 6HeritageThe National Museum of the Philippines Iloilo capped off its 2026 ‘Magbasá Kita: A Reading Program for Young Learners’ with an immersive storytelling session at the museum’s Book Nook on September 23, 2026. The activity introduced the localHeritage21st Sunchang Jangryu Festival to Welcome the World With K-Food and Cultural ExperiencesHeritage21st Sunchang Jangryu Festival to Welcome the World With K-Food and Cultural ExperiencesStreet foodMan dead, 3 in custody after shooting outside Piada Italian Street Food in Mayfield HeightsStreet foodBrick-and-Mortar Restaurants Need to Stop Blaming Street VendorsFarm and marketYour guide to Harvest Fair 2026 at Wisconsin State Fair ParkFarm and marketOct. 3 Harvest of Harmony Parade available to view in livestream broadcast during paradeFarm and marketSouthington Apple Harvest Festival kicks off tonightWorldBon Appétit editor-in-chief explores food’s role in culture, media at MSUFarm and marketDetroit Harvest Fest adds movies, more food trucks in year 6
Thali

Food of Oceania

Earth ovens, taro and coconut, meat pies, pavlova and the food of the Pacific islands. 16 dishes on Thali so far.

🇦🇺 Australia 37🇳🇿 New Zealand 22🇼🇸 Samoa 4🇫🇲 Micronesia 3🇫🇯 Fiji 2🇹🇴 Tonga 2🇻🇺 Vanuatu 2🇰🇮 Kiribati 1🇲🇭 Marshall Islands 1🇳🇷 Nauru 1🇵🇼 Palau 1
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KindMain dishStreet foodSoupStew or curryRice dishNoodle or pasta dishDumplingBreadGrill or roastSandwich or wrapPie or savoury pastrySalad or sideCheese or dairy foodSausage or cured foodSauce, pickle or fermentSweet or dessertDrink
DietVegetarianVeganFish and seafoodMeat
KavaVegan 🇻🇺 Vanuatu and 4 moreA traditional Pacific drink made from the root of the kava plant Drink Hāngī 🇳🇿 New ZealandFood slow-cooked in an earth oven with hot stones, a Māori tradition Main dish, Lunch, Dinner Pandanus pasteVegan 🇫🇲 Micronesia and 3 moreSun-dried fruit preserve made from pandanus, wrapped in leaves Sauce, pickle or ferment PavlovaVegetarian 🇳🇿 New Zealand and 1 moreMeringue dessert with a crisp shell, soft centre, and fruit and cream topping Sweet or dessert LamingtonVegetarian 🇦🇺 Australia and 1 moreSponge cake squares dipped in chocolate and rolled in coconut Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time Anzac biscuitVegetarian 🇦🇺 Australia and 1 moreOat biscuits from Australia and New Zealand, linked to World War I soldiers Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time DamperVegan 🇦🇺 AustraliaSimple wheat bread baked in campfire ashes, a staple of Australia's bush history Bread 'OtaiVegan 🇹🇴 Tonga and 1 moreA chilled fruit and coconut drink from Tonga and Samoa Drink Meat pieMeat 🇦🇺 Australia and 1 moreHandheld savoury pie with meat and gravy in a pastry crust, popular in Australia and New Zealand Main dish, Lunch, Dinner Hokey pokeyVegetarian 🇳🇿 New Zealand and 1 moreVanilla ice cream with chunks of honeycomb toffee from New Zealand Sweet or dessert Rewena breadVeganparāoa rēwena 🇳🇿 New ZealandSourdough bread from New Zealand made with a fermented potato starter Bread Laplap 🇻🇺 VanuatuGrated root or breadfruit baked with coconut cream in banana leaves Main dish Sausage sizzleMeat 🇦🇺 Australia and 1 moreGrilled sausage served in bread with onions and sauce at community events Street food, Snacks, Lunch PoiVegan 🇼🇸 SamoaSamoan chilled dessert of mashed fruit and coconut milk Sweet or dessert Frog cakeVegetarian 🇦🇺 AustraliaSmall sponge cake dessert decorated to look like a frog's head Sweet or dessert, Snacks Mānuka honeyVegan 🇳🇿 New Zealand and 1 moreThick, dark honey made by bees from the mānuka tree’s nectar Sauce, pickle or ferment

The weekly plate

Every Monday: seven dishes you may not know, what the world is cooking this week, and one way of eating.