Tahitian mahi (breadfruit paste)
Tahitian mahi is a breadfruit paste wrapped in Cordyline leaves and kept in an earth-covered pit for several months, a scarcity food of French Polynesia. The heritage account gives no validated method.
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Samoan breadfruit masi
Samoan breadfruit masi is a preserved breadfruit paste kept in a leaf-lined pit, then kneaded, shaped into loaves and baked. FAO describes it at Western Samoa scale only.
Samoan banana masi faʻi
Masi faʻi is a Western Samoan food of unripe bananas preserved in a leaf-lined pit, later made into loaves and baked. The FAO account gives no storage conditions or validated process.