Faraoa 'ipo

Faraoa ipo is a type of ball bread made in the Tuamotu archipelago of French Polynesia. The bread is made from flour leavened with yeast, with coconut, coconut milk, sugar and salt added. The dough is then shaped into a ball and cooked in coconut water.
It can also be cooked in a ahima'a, wrapped in banana leaves.

Variants

Faraoa means bread in the local language, coming from farine. There are many varieties of bread in Polynesia, mainly made from coconut:Faraoa uto, bread made with flour mixed with crushed uto.Faraoa omoto bread made with flour mixed with coconut Faraoa 'eu, type of sweet breadFaraoa farai pani, pancakeFaraoa ha'ari, bread with coconut milkFaraoa hopue, breadFaraoa mamahu, sweet bread cooked in banana leavesFaraoa mape, balls of flour mixed with coconut water and baked