Pacific islands importing Southern fried food (6)
I believe the answer is:
samosa
'fried food' is the definition.
'samosa' can be an answer for 'food' (I have seen 'Asian food' mean 'samosa' so perhaps 'food' could also mean 'samosa'). I am unsure of the 'fried' bit.
'pacific islands importing southern' is the wordplay.
'pacific islands' becomes 'samoa' (Samoa is made up of several islands).
'importing' is an insertion indicator.
'southern' becomes 's' (abbreviation).
'samoa' placed around 's' is 'SAMOSA'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for samosa that I've seen before include "tasty snack" , "exotic snack" , "Asian food" , "Small Indian cake of meat or vegetables" , "Grub from India" .)