Lovo is a Fijian word which means underground Oven

My lord, it can be mighty fine. Seafood is naturally on offer everywhere in Fiji, and indeed the fishing can be awesome. Fresh fruit is also cheap and plentiful, and should be a staple part of your daily scoff.

The “lovo”, though, is what the real Fijian feasting is all about. Similar to the Maori “hungi”, the lovo is basically an underground slow oven. A large hole is dug, and a raging fire established at the bottom. Football-sized stones are placed on the fire and allowed to heat up to quite high temperatures. When the fire subsides a bit, beef, pork and fish are wrapped in banana, and coconut leaves are use to plat around the meat and carefully arranged around the stones. Next come various tuberous veggies like taro, Cassava or Tapioca, potato and sweet potato.What I really love and its one of my favorites is, a large pumpkin with all the seeds taken out and refilled with chilli concaine its a must for your lovo. A final covering of banana leaves & coconut leaves so that the Dirt that is used do not touch the food and also the heat is retained in the oven is applied, after which the hole is covered with soil.
After several hours of sitting and being entertain by folks with their guitars,lali,ukulele and their beautiful voices of songs and laughter, the lovo is dug up to reveal a feast of epic proportions, seriously you will eat like you’ve never eaten before.

To finish of the meal with one of my favorite desert call "vakasoso" it is ripe big banana "vudi" cooked in coconut, it is just divine

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