[[Image:||right|thumb|]] Tuvalu, also known as Tuvalu Islands is a state in the Central Pacific (Oceania) and it is composed of 9 distinctive islands. The regions have a very hot weather and a very rich fauna with various species of fish, which are intensively used in the Tuvaluan diet. Even more, the most significant economical income comes from fishing, but also from the exports of coconuts – another staple aliment in the Tuvaluan cuisine. Various desserts include coconut and coconut milk is also highly used, instead of the regular animal milk. Due to the fact that these islands are rather isolated, the neighbors` influences are not felt in the Tuvaluan cuisine. Still, due to the fact that a part of the population is represented by English people, as Tuvalu was a British colony during th