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Vudi is the Fijian name for plantains. They are members of the same family as bananas. They may be eaten raw when ripe and sweet or boiled while unripe and savoury. They are, like their banana cousins, hydrogen bombs of nutrition.
In this way vudi forms one of the staples of the Fijian diet along with root vegetables like yams, dalo and tavioka or cassava.
Vudi may be eaten on its own or as an accompaniment to any main meal. It goes well with a dish made from cookeddaloleaves, and coconut cream, perhaps with boiled fish. Or with uncooked coconut cream and parboiled bele, a green leaf vegetable; or pretty much anything really. The overripe fruit can be fried in a little butter like bananas. The plants or trees generally fruit year round making them a reliable source of carbohydrates and fibre. It is grown and eaten at home and sold in local markets.
