Everything about life on Kiribati is simple, even the food by necessity. However, the food is also healthy and reflects an exotic island lifestyle.
- By John Jacobs

Once upon time the British ruled the Gilbert Islands. Today those islands are the Republic of Kiribati (pronounced Kiri-bas).

The republic is made up of 33 atolls in the Pacific at the equator. They cover 3.5 million sq. km of area but only have 810 sq. km (284 sq. miles) of land. The 33 islands are comprised of the Tungaru chain (16 islands), the Line Islands (eight islands), the Phoenix Islands (eight islands), and the Banaba or Ocean Island. Banaba is the only raised limestone isla....