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Madagascar Cuisine

Romazava

The national dish of Madagascar, Romazava is a stew made with beef, pork, or chicken, cooked with leafy greens such as mustard greens, and flavored with ginger, garlic, and sometimes tomatoes. It's often spicy and served with rice. 1)

Ravitoto

A traditional dish made from ground cassava leaves cooked with pork and seasoned with ginger, garlic, and onions. It's usually served with rice. 2)

Lasopy

A vegetable soup made with a variety of root vegetables like carrots, potatoes, and turnips, blended until smooth and often served with a dollop of crème fraîche. 3)

Koba

A traditional Malagasy dessert made from ground peanuts, brown sugar, and rice flour, wrapped in banana leaves and steamed or boiled. 4)

Mofo Gasy

A popular street food, these are small, round rice flour pancakes often served with a sprinkle of sugar or honey. 5)

Akoho Sy Voanio

A chicken dish cooked with coconut milk, garlic, ginger, and onions, resulting in a rich and flavorful stew, typically served with rice. 6)

Vary Amin’anana

A rice and greens dish often cooked with small pieces of meat or fish, seasoned with garlic, ginger, and onions. 7)

Sambos

Malagasy samosas, deep-fried pastries filled with spiced meat, lentils, or vegetables, served as a snack or appetizer. 8)

Hen’omby Ritra

A beef stew made with tomatoes, garlic, onions, and ginger, simmered until the meat is tender and flavorful. 9)

Bokitry

A type of fried bread, often filled with meat, fish, or vegetables, and enjoyed as a street food snack. 10)

Tsindrin-tsakafo

A fruit salad often made with tropical fruits such as lychee, mango, pineapple, and bananas, sometimes drizzled with a sugar syrup or coconut milk. 11)

Achard

Pickled vegetables, often made with carrots, cabbage, and green beans, marinated in a tangy vinegar and turmeric sauce. 12)

Masikita

Grilled meat skewers, usually beef or chicken, marinated in a mixture of spices and grilled over an open flame, often served with a spicy sauce. 13)

Mofo Anana

Deep-fried fritters made with leafy greens mixed into a dough of rice flour and water, seasoned with garlic and onions. 14)

Ranovola

A traditional drink made by boiling burned rice in water, resulting in a slightly smoky-flavored beverage often served with meals. 15)