A traditional Tahitian meal typically includes both raw and cooked food items such as fish, seafood, meat, different root crops (sweet potatoes, yams, and taro), and a variety of exotic fruits and desserts, all of which are usually washed down with Tahitian punch, beer, wine, or coconut water.
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Traditional Polynesian cuisine in Bora Bora includes dishes like “pêche cru” (raw fish marinated in coconut milk) and “ika mata” (raw marinated fish with vegetables and coconut milk), often served with staples like taro root and breadfruit.
Surrounded by the South Pacific Ocean and blessed with ample sunshine and rain, Tahiti is an ideal spot to harvest seafood and grow fresh produce. Fish reigns supreme on menus in the restaurants in this French Polynesian island, with mahi mahi, grouper and tuna undoubtedly the most popular.
French is the official language of The Islands of Tahiti. Tahitian is mostly spoken by islanders in their homes while French is commonly used in schools and business but once you visit the islands, English is well spoken in restaurants, resorts and other tourist areas.
You can drink tap water in Tahiti, Moorea and Bora Bora and in all the international resorts. It is usually fine in family hotels and in the other islands but we recommend that you ask your hosts for confirmation.
So if you're going to Tahiti to celebrate your 18th – don't expect to be served alcohol in this country. Drinking alcohol in public and public drunkenness is not only frowned upon – but illegal.