Tuvalu is one of the four countries that make up Polynesia, or one of the fourteen that make up Oceania. Its capital is Funafuti.

The traditional foods that are consumed in Tuvalu are: pulaka, seafood which usually includes crabs, turtles, and some fish, bananas with bread, coconut, and pork. Pulaka (a root that also sometimes receives the name of taro) is the main source of carbohydrates, it is cultivated in large pits