Solomon Islands National Day 2027

Whole pig slow-roasted on hot stones in a pit — the centrepiece of Solomon Islands community celebrations.

Grilled fish from the Coral Sea reefs — grouper, snapper and tuna prepared simply over coals.

Baked or boiled taro root — the primary starch of Solomon Islands cooking, grown across the islands.

Fermented taro paste — eaten alongside fish and vegetables as a sour flavour element in Solomon Islands cuisine.

Giant robber crab that climbs coconut palms — a prized delicacy roasted at celebrations.

Sago starch cooked with coconut cream and sugar — the Solomon Islands sweet at community feasts.

Fresh green coconut water — the ubiquitous Pacific island refreshment.

Solomon Islands' local beer — brewed in Honiara since the 1970s and consumed at outdoor national celebrations.

Piper methysticum root drink consumed at community ceremonies — important in western Solomon Islands social rituals.

Elaborately carved and decorated war canoes — the most prestigious traditional craft of the western Solomon Islands.

Strings of polished shell discs still used as currency for bride prices and traditional exchange across the islands.

The carved prow spirit figure of war canoes — now the symbol of the Solomon Islands and depicted on the national currency.

Traditional ancestor skull shrines maintained in remote villages — important in the animist spiritual traditions of the islands.