Fruit and Nut Bar

Our village host showed us some of the fruit and nuts that the villagers harvest throughout the year.

These nuts are said to resemble macadamias...



And these miniature bananas are used in curries, salads and breakfast platters...



This was J's favourite fruit - soursop. It has spongy white flesh under the green spiky skin with big black seeds that need separating out.



Mele Village also has large vegetable gardens away from the main residential area. The villagers grow the vegetables for their own use but other villages transport their crops down to the main market in Port Vila in beautiful coconut leaf baskets.