- [Tom] This is alcoholic. - Oh.
- Oh! Woo-woo!
- If it's alcoholic, why'd you fill it up?
- Holy sh-
- Oh shucks.
- Can I ask like, the percentage of it?
- [Tom] 58% - What?
- What's that? I'm scared.
I'm young. I wanna live.
- Hi guys. We are gonna be guessing some drinks
from the Pacific Islands.
Let's have some fun.
- Drinks of the Pacific-ah.
Hey, what's good?
I am back baby.
It's The Uso Biggs 685. Yeah-yeah-yay.
- Hi guys. I'm Voli K.
I'm a singer songwriter
originally from the beautiful islands of Fiji
- Kia ora. My name is A. Girl.
I am singer songwriter artist from Onteora.
(clicks teeth) - Yo.
- My name is Sela Vai.
I am a Tongan-Australian
choreographer and movement director.
- Malo e lelei my name is Lauak, also known as Lauaki.
I'm Tongan and I make TikTok videos.
- Tālofa lava. I am Kween Kong.
I am a drag queen, drag performer.
I am of Samoan and Tongan descent.
- Ooh. - Oh, it's warm.
- Oh, how can I forget this?
- [Kween Kong] Oh yeah, I think I know what this is.
- [Lauaki] I know, I know exactly what this is.
- So, cheers. - Cheers.
- Bula.
- Oh, yum.
- Oh, that's nice.
- Have you had this before?
- [Tom] You know what it is, Biggs, huh?
Yes. - [Tom] Yeah
- I've had this many times.
- I've had this before, but I don't know what it's called.
- Oh, good Lord.
Mother of Jesus,
that is amazing. - That's proper Kokoa.
- That's not alcoholic which is fine
cause it is the morning, but um...
- (counting) 1, 2, 3...
- [Lauaki and Kween Kong] Kokoa Samoa.
- This is Koko.
- Yeah. - [Voli K] That's obviously
like the island version of Milo.
- [A. Girl] Mm. - Is it?
Oh, you're just enjoying yourself.
That's alright. Don't worry. - Sorry.
- I'll talk to myself.
(both laugh) Yeah, so that's...
- It does look a little bit like
someone's put really bad coffee grounds
into muddy water, but it's actually really delicious.
- Honestly, it looks like someone's had no idea
what they're doing, but,
(Kween Kong exclaims) - But they don't, actually...
(both laugh)
- If you ever go to a Samoan house
and there's a lot of oldies and stuff,
they'll be drinking this. - That's the one.
- Yup. - That's beautiful.
It's really nice.
- It's so rich though.
- [A. Girl] Cheers. - [Voli K] Cheers.
- Ooh. - Oh, this is so good.
- Oh that's good.
- This is my favorite. - This is your favorite.
- This is Otai. - Otai.
- [Lauaki and Kween Kong] Otai!
- Watermelon.
- Is it Tongan? - [Tom] Mhm.
- Oh. - Mm.
- Well, she knows.
- This is us! - This is us, this is us.
- [Voli K] Beautiful. - Perfect for like
a beach day. - It's not too sweet.
- No. - And it's got like-
- Sometimes it can be though.
- Really? - Yeah.
- Usually when we made it at home
Dad was like, with the sugar
- Oh, oh you got the Kool-Aid treatment.
- Sss like- (both laugh)
- Also there's no cows in Tonga, like (laughs)
- What? - So the cow's milk
was coconut milk, thank you.
- Yes. - Do you put sugar in it?
- I love sugar. - Yeah.
- The texture's definitely,
I think cos the watermelon as well,
so it's almost like a feed and a drink all at once.
- Yeah! That's why I like it.
- And that is the way to any South Pacific Islander's heart.
- Oh, I know what this is! This is Raro.
- Is it? - I love Raro!
You know what we used to do? We used to just lick our hand
and put the Raro on and then just eat it.
- No, no, as in Raro, what's that?
- Powder, you know. You put it in,
you put sugar in it, and then water and then boom
- We used to buy this
in the markets in Fiji for 20 cents.
- Yeah, yeah!
- [Lauaki and Kween Kong] Raro.
- Raro. - Raro up in da house-
- Raro.
- This is the orange and mango Raro, isn't it?
- [Tom] No, but close. - Passion fruit?
- No. - [Tom] No.
- Is it mango orange? (buzzer sound)
- Mandarin? (buzzer sound)
Nectarine? (buzzer sound)
- Navel orange? (ding sound)
- Wow. Navel even, like Navel Orange specific
- That's the Navel, yeah from the-
- [Uso Biggs And Sela Vai] Yeah.
- Navel orange (ding sound)
- [Tom] Navel Orange. - Oh (scoffs)
- Yeah, okay cool. - That's extra as hell.
- What are other ways you can have Raro?
I heard people have it with ice-cream
- Oh, yeah. I've never done that but I have heard that.
- Mm. - I mean you could
probably make a jelly out of it.
- Very versatile product actually.
- Yes absolutely.
- Oh, water? (laughs)
Jokes. - Oh.
(upbeat music)
- Mm
- Da frick?
- That's fucking water. - It's water.
(both laugh)
- That's water. - Yeah.
- That's water. - And I think I know
which water it is.
- [Lauaki and Kween Kong] Fiji water.
- (laughs) You tried us!
You tried, I looked at it and I was like it's water.
And I was like "oh, it's water!"
- Fiji! - Ohh yeah!
- Fiji water! - Fiji water.
- Wait, I wanna try this water, and that water.
- Can you taste the difference?
- Fuck, I can't tell, I, honestly I can't
- No if you- - Oh nah, it is a bit crisper!
- Hold on
(Kween Kong snorts)
(everyone laughs)
- That's Fiji too. (both laugh)
- Yeah, but if you taste it,
you can feel the Bula coming outta you.
- Yeah you can. - Try it.
- Ready?
- [Voli K And A. Girl] Bula! (both laugh)
- Bula. - Bula, Bula
- [Lauaki] Okay it's sparking.
- Oh, we know what this is.
- Ooh what is that?
That's not alcoholic, right? - [Tom] No.
- Okay
- I can't, I don't like that actually.
- It's so warm, isn't it?
- I will say though, - Ooh that's good!
- It is good.
- From New Zealand aye?
- Yeah. - Oh it's L & P (dings)
- Ah, hello!
- [Lauaki and Kween Kong] L & P.
- Yeah, it's Lemon & Paeroa isn't it?
- I got, um,
- Is it, does it start with L?
L & P.
- Yeah-oh! - Yeah!
- Brown bottle with the yellow thing on it.
- Yes. Label.
- You guys have to insert it at just in here.
- Right there. - Just right there.
- Here, it's right here.
(everyone laughing)
- It's right there. - It's right here.
- There, right there.
- Nice. - You can mix that
with anything, that's a perfect mixer.
- Yeah, yeah yeah.
- [Uso Biggs] Vodka. - [Sela Vai] True!
- [Uso Biggs] Like Rum.
- Back in the days, L & P was more of like a
not a harsher taste
but a little bit more roughness to it.
- Yeah, yeah. I tasted it, it's so different.
- I'm not sure if it's only- - What to do you think it is?
- Over here in Australia and not back in (unintelligible).
(peaceful music)
- Are you sculling? Oh.
- Damn. - Oh damn that's-
- Oh, yeah. - Yeah, so
that's definitely Kava. We call it in Fiji yangona.
- Kava. - Damn.
- Yeah, that's kava.
- In Fiji, this is definitely,
customary to all -or a lot, of the South Pacific Islands,
I think it's mostly the Melanesians.
so you've got, Vanuatuans they drink it,
they actually, have the most potent ones, believe it or not.
- When Samoans drink Kava, they,
apparently, they tip a little, on the ground first,
before they drink it.
- The setting that you drink it in is like,
- Yeah, yeah. - sitting and talking.
- Like (speaks native language) you just sit in a circle
and you just drink and talk for hours.
- It's like you know how we have
(speaking native language) and stuff
Samoans have beer and stuff like (mimicking playfully).
- Yeah.
- We just get a little by the hour but
the Tongans I love how they just
chill, play guitar, talk. - Chill.
Yeah, just talking for hours. - Just sip Kava and that.
It's a beautiful thing - Yeah.
- Like it brings people together for anything so
- So what's the go again?
like, do you have to have a server or?
- Yeah, so customary you have someone who's the head,
who's the boss or the chief,
- Yep. - Will sit right in front of
the, I think it's to the right-hand side
of the server. - Yep.
- So you have the bowl which is called a Tanoa,
you just say "Bula" before you drink it,
and before you drink it you're meant to clap
three times like that.
And that's the Fijian clap is,
like... - Like that?
- That sound, gonna get that nice sound.
But yeah, that's called the Kava. Yeah.
- [Tom] This is alcoholic
- Oh shoo! - Ooh!
- Woo-woo!
If it's alcoholic why'd you fill it up?
- [A. Girl] Holy shit
- [Tom] That was- - Smell that, smell that
What's that? I'm scared. I'm young. I wanna live.
(intense music)
- Holy-
- Fuck that's strong!
(both coughing)
- Ooh!
- Oh-oh (speaks native language)
- Oh shucks.
- That's a Doc's, what was that?
- I'm actually Mormon, I don't drink alcohol
- Oh my gosh!
- But, hey, - Buzzfeed!
- That's Bounty.
- No, I would have no clue (buzzer sound)
- [Tom] That's called Bounty.
- Bounty! I've heard of Bounty before!
- You have? - Yes I have.
And I can't believe I didn't even-
- [Tom] Well, you probably blacked out or something.
- What's the name?
- [Tom] It is Bounty (buzzer sound).
- Would never have gotten that. Bounty!
- [Lauaki and Kween Kong] Bounty rum!
- Wow.
- Can I ask like, the percentage of it?
- [Tom] 58%
- [Sela Vai] What!? - Fuck, no wonder.
- 58%? - You can tell.
- I'm already drunk then.
- 'cause it numbs your tongue, the Kava
and then this is kind of like, hey,
you're not fully numb, have some of this.
- This is death. (both laugh)
- Is this not what you put on yourself
when you have like, a cut?
- If you wanna, test what Metho taste like,
have a sip of this. - Oh fuck!
- Where did you get it from? From Bunnings? (both laugh)
- Oh my god I have goosebumps
- My favorite was probably Otai
I love drinking that drink.
- That was definitely my favorite as well.
- I haven't had Otai in a while
- Mm. - And then, especially Kava,
like, just the nostalgia it - Yup.
- brings back. - Yup.
- And childhood memories it's really nice.
- Mine, definitely Otai. - Otai
- I mean, might be biased but hey,
- The one thing I think everyone should not try is Bounty.
- Yeah 100%. - That is just-
- Don't even, don't even sniff that,
you'll get drunk straight away.
- I feel kind of tipsy now - I know!
- [Tom] Any last comments or thoughts?
- If you're gonna drink Bounty,
- [Lauaki and Kween Kong] Don't! (both laugh)
(laughing and chattering)
- [Kween Kong] Where's the bounty?
(both laugh)