There are a few simple restaurants in Buka, but options elsewhere are largely limited to local roadside food or preferably homemade food.
Most formal accommodation options will provide full board with three meals a day if you request it.
The local staples are fish near the coast and chicken, with pigs usually being reserved for special feasts. Cassava, tapioca, yams, and "choco", are the most common carbohydrate grown locally. Fresh fruit is as excellent as you would expect.
One of the most traditional dishes is called "tama tama", made by pounding cassava, tapioca, or banana, until it becomes a starchy dough. It is almost exactly like African "fufu", and the Bougainvilleans are aware of the connection.
