Most fruits and vegetables are grown depending on the season, as locals live and eat depending on the climate. Vegetables found include: Avocado, broccoli, white cabbage, cucumber, chicory, eggplant, long beans, green beans, celery, banana flowers, papaya flower, spinach, carrot, pumpkin, potato, sweet potato, onion, tomato, peas, asparagus and chili. Fruits found include: Mango, orange, banana, avocado, pineapple, coconut, papaya, jambolan fruit, jamun, palm fruit, pomegranate, watermelon, durian and guava. There’s an abundance of fish and seafood as well: Langosta, samaá, cocu, sardine, garota, lalosi, ikanterbang (fly fish), tongkol, lirukoukakatua, garopaou good fish, gasparia, garingkiki, boek, kadiuk and kombo.

Katupa: Local rice organically grown Mambramu rice cooked in a coconut palm leaf. The preparation process starts with scraping the dried coconut meat and washing it to get coconut milk. Then, the rice is tempered with pepper, onion, and salt. Finally, the coconut palm leaves cases are stuffed with the rice and the rest of the ingredients and cooked in a pan with coconut milk.

Utobe: Traditional Atoni dessert usually served at family gatherings. It is a paste made with cassava and coconut meat, to which you can add sugar and water for a sweeter taste. The unique thing about this recipe is that the paste is cooked using the bain-marie process (a container holding hot water into which a pan is placed for slow cooking) using traditional pottery

Ai-manas: Traditional chili sauce from Timor-Leste. There are different ways to prepare the Oé-Cusse’s ai-manas because each family cooks it to their liking, but the standard recipe usually includes chili, onion, garlic, and lemon. The locals use ai-manas to accompany meals. Be careful as some Ai-manas can be very spicy!

Drinks: Try the TUA SABU, the local alcoholic beverage created from the sap of the palm tree. It is usually served during family celebrations such as weddings or christenings. Try also a fresh tropical fruit juices made with mango, orange, banana, avocado or pineapple.

Dominican Café – Breakfast to evening – Monday to Sunday

• Phone : +670 77173176
• Get Directions : Café Dominican, Pante Macassar

Oé-Cusse Amasat Bar- Dinner – Monday to Sunday

• Phone : +670 77232351
• Get Directions : Amasat Bar, Pante Macassar

Nidela Restaurant – Lunch and Dinner – Monday to Sunday

• Price : $2.50- $3.50
• Phone : +670 78113405
• WhatsApp : +670 76208305
• Get Directions : Restaurante Nidela, Padimau, Costa, Pante Macassar

Restorante Lacmeta Oan – Lunch and Dinner

• Price : $ 1.25- $2.50
• Phone : +670 7594 8003 or 76300422
• Get Directions : Restaurante Lacmeta Oan, Sicluli, Costa, Pante Macassar

Andractar Restaurant – Lunch and Dinner – Monday to Sunday

• Price : $1.50- $3.00
• Phone : +670 75287176
• Get Directions : Restaurant Andraktar, Sicluli, Costa, Pante Macassar

Lia Nain Restaurant – Lunch and Dinner – Monday to Sunday

• Phone : +670 77954529
• Get Directions : Lia Nain Restaurant, Pante Macassar