A FOOD TRADITION

Malagasy Cuisine

Madagascar's cooking centers on rice, leafy greens, meat and seafood, with distinctive rice cakes, pickles and street foods.

Dishes linked to this cuisine

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Achard de légumes

Cabbage and assorted vegetables are lightly prepared with vinegar, oil, salt, and seasonings as a tangy Comorian pickled vegetable accompaniment.

Akoho Voanio

Akoho Voanio is a Malagasy chicken dish braised in coconut milk with aromatic seasonings.

Bonbon Coco

Bonbon Coco is a Malagasy coconut confection made by cooking grated coconut with sugar until the mixture can be shaped and set.

Foza sy Hena-kisoa

A Malagasy preparation combining crab and pork with a savory aromatic base commonly made with onion, garlic, and tomato.

Hen'omby Ritra

A Malagasy braised beef dish cooked with onion, garlic, and ginger until the cooking liquid is reduced and the meat is richly seasoned.

Henakisoa sy Amalona

Henakisoa sy Amalona is a traditional Malagasy savory preparation combining pork and eel with aromatic seasonings in a cooked stew or braise.

Kabaro sy Henakisoa

A traditional Malagasy dish of lima beans braised with pork and typically seasoned with onion, tomato, and garlic.

Koba Ravina

Koba Ravina is a Malagasy steamed rice-flour cake layered with banana, ground peanuts, and sugar and traditionally wrapped in banana leaves.

Lasary Manga

A Malagasy green-mango relish or salad combining tart green mango with onion, fresh ginger, vinegar, salt, and sometimes fresh chilli.

Lasary Voatabia

A Malagasy tomato relish or salad made from chopped tomatoes with onion, fresh ginger, vinegar, and salt, sometimes sharpened with fresh chilli.

Masikita

Malagasy skewers of seasoned beef grilled over heat and served hot as a street food or snack.

Menakely

Menakely is a Malagasy sweet fried doughnut made from wheat flour, sugar, yeast, and water, with vegetable oil used for deep-frying.

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