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Madrai

Breadfruit or cassava buried in leaf-lined pits for months until sour.

Fiji Fermented & pickled Vegetarian One for the adventurous

Your guide, Chef Baku
Drawn, not photographed Updated September 2026
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History

A cyclone-insurance food of the Fijian islands; some pits are kept for years and inherited between generations.

Frequently asked questions

What is Madrai?

Madrai is a fermented & pickled from Fiji: breadfruit or cassava buried in leaf-lined pits for months until sour. A cyclone-insurance food of the Fijian islands; some pits are kept for years and inherited between generations.

Made with

fruitcassava

Cooked

fermented

Nutrition facts

Nutrition has not been calculated for this dish yet.

The atlas would have to match every ingredient to a food-composition database before it could publish a figure, and an estimate is not worth having if someone is counting on it.

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