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New Caledonia
Triplandio New Caledonia guide covers 3 travel guides with 1 city across 12 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 12 self-guided walking tours in New Caledonia with 56 POI, spanning 42.7 km in total. Get inspired by 5 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
City & Country Data New Caledonia
Key travel data — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 New Caledonia
Tourists
31K/y
GDP/cap
$29.2k
Life Exp
78.9 yrs
Population
295.3K
Currency
XPF Fr
Language
French
Payments
Cash only
Emergency
112
Traditional Local Food New Caledonia
Local Flavours of New Caledonia — Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
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Main course
Meat
Bami
Bah-mee
· Fried noodle dish
Fried noodles enriched with vegetables, meat, and spices.
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Main course
Fish & Seafood
Lifou coconut crab
Tourteau de Lifou
Lee-foo koe-koh-nut crab
· Fresh crab with coconut
A delicate combination of fresh crab meat cooked with rich coconut.
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Main course
Meat
Roussette
Roo-set
· Flying fox bat stew
A savory stew made from flying fox bats.
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Main course
Meat
Bougna
Boon-ya
· Traditional Melanesian dish
Bougna is a traditional New Caledonian dish cooked in banana leaves.
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Dessert
Vegetarian
Poetpoe
Po-et-poe
· Traditional Melanesian dessert
A sweet dessert made with tropical fruit and rice.