When & Where to Eat
Most people in Solomon Islands start the day with coffee or tea and a small breakfast, such as a bread of some sort, fruit, or even fish and rice. Breakfast is usually eaten at home prior to school or the workday.
Lunch was traditionally the largest meal of the day in the Solomon Islands and for some people this is still true. For these people, lunch is a large feast at home with family, which can last a couple hours. The foods served for lunch tend to be local foods and generally include vegetables, fruits, rice, and perhaps a protein, like fish. For the people who have a more rigid work schedule, most commonly in the larger towns, lunch tends to be smaller and is eaten at work, often times consisting of the previous day's leftovers.
For those who have large lunches, dinner is the secondary meal as it tends to be much smaller, often just consisting of leftovers from lunch. For those who eat lunch at work, dinner tends to be the largest meal of the day and can go on for hours as many of the above mentioned foods are served. Dinners are often eaten in the home.
Staple Foods
Breadfruit (ulu): this fruit is very common
Coconut: coconuts are used for their milk and flesh
Rice: a common base or side for many meals
Taro: taro root is prepared in numerous ways; it is one of the main staples in the South Pacific
Yams: yams, a member of the potato family, are found in many meals