Culinary souvenir from Fiji

from Bali , my souvenir was sea salt. What could I bring home for cooking that is typically from Fiji. Is there sea salt production in Fiji?

Yaqona? - for drinking, not eating. You can also find interesting packets of spices (not always available all the time, though), or a mix of spices in the markets.

I'd go for Fiji-grown spices. As long as they are in a sealed commercial pack you would have no trouble getting them through customs.

"Raw" sugar is Fiji's largest food export. It is available throughout Fiji at $0.95 FJ per kilogram, which equates to approximately $0.25 U.S. per pound.

The earlier suggestion of spices is also good. Fiji grows turmeric, ginger and cinnimon. Indian spices (imported) are also widely available at good prices. Local honey is also available (the lighter colored honey is generally preferred).

John
Rakiraki, Fiji

You would not be able to take honey into most countries, especially Australia or New Zealand.

Like Watsoff, I immediately thought of kava, too.
It might have to be the powdered variety though.
Can't think of anything more "Fijian" than that, though not all Westerners are fond of it, to be honest.

I brought back Honey, Garlic and Chiles to Canada-never bothered to declare them.

A truly unique item would be Fijian Chocolate but I'm not sure where to but it maybe a trip to the village is in order.

Fiji is supposed to grow Coffee as well but I never touch the stuff.

Honey is a prohibited import for most countries - it can potentially carry disease that could wipe out or severely affect a countries bee population. Not smart to smuggle it in without declaring.

"Honey is a prohibited import for most countries....Not smart to smuggle it in without declaring. "

Honey is relatively harmless and declaring it to petty authorities who are ignorant/stupid and untravelled is beyond stupid.

Hardnose, given that statement, you are the ignorant one. At present, the total prodictive bee population in Guadalcanal has been wiped out due to one of these diseases, destroying peoples' livelihood.
You are definitely NOT allowed to carry honey into Australia or New Zealand.
However, I was amazed to sail through customs and not even have to fill in any forms, or be asked if I had anything to decare the other day in Athens, so maybe other countries aren't as careful as the Pacific.

"Hardnose, given that statement, you are the ignorant one. At present, the total prodictive bee population in Guadalcanal has been wiped out due to one of these diseases, destroying peoples' livelihood."

Remember that when you point your finger three fingers are pointing back @ you.

A 2 second web search show that Honey has nothing to do with the problems in Guadalcana

You have taken rumour added a dollop of garden variety ignorance and posted it on the internet as fact.

I forgive you this time but Please be more careful in future.

As to Oz and NZ I couldn't care less what those two antipodean dumps do.

You could bring back a small bottle of coconut oil.

Welcome to Europe OG - you see, there are still easygoing parts of the western World, too! ;-)

My entry to NZ (with no honey) took 2-3 hours and I think I was lucky that when I entered AU immigration procedures were being filmed for TV so the officers were all smiles and efficiency, letting me in fast and smoothly! :-)

Not sure how things go in North America, but in Europe I hardly ever even have to stop at customs when returning from "overseas".

In Canada we just lie and lie and lie-works every time.

Laszlo, a few of us on the Australian branch are addicted to the TV show "Border Security". Did you get your face on our TV? I think probably not, as you didn't make any of the mistakes they like to film.
After my experience in Athens I now know why Australia and New Zealand need to make programs like that - people in the Northern Hemisphere don't seem to have the same bio-security issues.
Meanwhile, I may be in Athens for another week as my plane to Ireland via Heathrow was cancelled.

I didn't realize those cameras were working a a TV show!
Well, procedures down there can be ridiculous enough to provide a good show, I must say! ;-)

With the volcano whose eruption cause the flight cancellations being unpredictable, why not look into overland alternatives?
Sure, it's a long way from Greece to the UK, but you could break it up with a few overnight stops - my home city (alas without me at the moiment) being one right along a logical route.

Unfortunately, I packed for staying with friends, using cars in the UK and Ireland, and a week's cruise down the Rhine, and don't like the idea of carrying my luggage on and off trains. My cheapest option is actually to wait for my onward seat - as an EU airline, they have to pay my expenses, and if they don't my insurance should cover it.

ASFAIK, air traffic has resumed now.

Dump some of the excess stuff somewhere and go by train or bus.
You'd get there earlier even with a stop or two along the way and it would be more interesting.

Yes, but the backlog is so big that I have to wait a week for the next available seat. Some airlines may not have cleared the backlog by May.
My problem was, I was due to fly out of here Tuesday, the day before the ban was lifted and Heathrow, and they have nearly a week of people booked on previous flights to find seats for, who would have applied before I even knew my flight was cancelled.

Sorry, not possible, as most of the stuff is needed either as gifts for my God-daughter's baby, or for a one-week classy cruise down the Rhine. I am too old to be a conventional backpacker these days. I use local means of travel in Solomon Islands because I always have someone from my local extended family along to help with the logistics.
I've actually enjoyed the opportunity to just "be" in Athens, rather than the organised tours I was booked on by my travel agent on the days I was supposed to be here. It is a city you can eat outdoors, walk around the old town, look at things and soak up atmosphere.