being played in the urban areas include zouk music and reggaeton. Reggaeton, a variation of Dancehall Reggae spoken in the Spanish language, played alongside its own distinctive beat, is especially played in the local nightclubs of Port Vila with, mostly, an audience of Westerners and tourists. Cuisine The cuisine of Vanuatu (aelan kakae) incorporates fish, root vegetables such as taro and yams, fruits, and vegetables. Most island families grow food in their gardens, and food shortages are rare. Papayas, pineapples, mangoes, plantains, and sweet potatoes are abundant through much of the year. Coconut milk and coconut cream are used to flavour many dishes. Most food is cooked using hot stones or through boiling and steaming; very little food is fried. The national dish of Vanuatu is the laplap. Sports The most practised sport in Vanuatu is football. The top flight league is the VFF National Super League while the Port Vila Football League is another important competition. Festivals The island of Pentecost is known for its tradition of land diving, locally known as gol. The ritual consists of men land diving off a 98-foot-high wooden tower with their ankles tied to vines, as part of the annual yam harvest festival. This local tradition is often credited to the inspiration of the modern practice of bungee jumping, which was developed in New Zealand in the 1980s. See also Outline of Vanuatu Notes References Bibliography Census of Agriculture 2007 Vanuatu, Vanuatu National Statistics Office (2008) . . Further reading External links Government of Vanuatu Vanuatu. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Vanuatu from UCB Libraries GovPubs Vanuatu Tourism Portal, the official website of the Vanuatu National Tourism Office Herbarium of Vanuatu (PVNH), which houses a collection of about 20,000 specimens Drones sacrificed for spectacular volcano video 1980 establishments in Oceania Archipelagoes of the Pacific Ocean Republics in the Commonwealth of Nations Countries in Melanesia British Western Pacific Territories English-speaking countries and territories French-speaking countries and territories Island countries Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations Member states of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie Member states of the United Nations Small Island Developing States Spanish East Indies States and territories established in 1980 Countries in Oceania Former least developed countries