Faraoa 'ipo

Faraoa ʻipo
Faraoa ʻipo
TypeBread
Place of originFrench Polynesia
Region or stateTuamotu
Serving temperatureHot or room temperature
Main ingredientsFlour, coconut milk, baker's yeast, coconut water

Faraoa ʻipo is a type of ball bread made in the Tuamotu archipelago of French Polynesia. The bread is made from flour leavened with yeast, with coconut, coconut milk, sugar and salt added. The dough is then shaped into a ball and cooked in coconut water.

It can also be cooked in a ahima'a (earth oven), wrapped in banana leaves.

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