Tahitian Breadfruit Chips

Breadfruit, called uru in Tahitian, was carried across the Pacific by Polynesian voyagers in their canoes and became one of the islands’ most important staple foods. While the traditional ways of cooking it are roasting and steaming, modern island cooks discovered that thinly sliced and fried, uru makes a chip that rivals any potato crisp.

What makes it great is the flavor: nutty, faintly sweet, and almost creamy inside a shattering golden crust, with a squeeze of lime and a shower of salt. It is the snack that appears at every Tahitian party, and bowls of it disappear faster than anything else on the table.

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