A FOOD TRADITION
Maldivian Cuisine
Maldivian cuisine centers on tuna and other seafood, coconut, rice, chilies, and aromatic spice preparations shaped by Indian Ocean island traditions.
Dishes linked to this cuisine
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Addu Bondibai
A traditional Maldivian sweet pudding associated with Addu made from rice simmered with coconut milk and sugar, usually perfumed with cardamom.
Aluvi Boakibaa
A Maldivian cassava cake made from grated cassava with coconut and sugar, commonly enriched with egg and seasoned with cardamom before baking.
Bajiya
A Djiboutian fried bean fritter made from seasoned black-eyed-pea batter with onion, garlic, cilantro, and chili.
Boshi Mashuni
A Maldivian salad of shredded banana flower and coconut mixed with aromatics and, in common versions, tuna.
Fihunu Mas
A Maldivian grilled fish dish coated in a pungent mixture of chilli, aromatics, and spices.
Foni Boakibaa
A traditional Maldivian sweet rice cake made by combining rice flour with coconut, sugar, and cardamom before baking until set.
Garudhiya
A clear Maldivian fish broth traditionally made with tuna, water, and salt, often served with optional onion, chilli, and lime.
Gulha
A Maldivian fried pastry dumpling filled with smoked tuna, coconut, onion, chili, and curry leaves, commonly eaten as a savory snack.
Huni Roshi
Huni roshi is a Maldivian coconut flatbread made with wheat flour, grated coconut, onion, chilli, salt, and water, then cooked on a hot griddle.
Kavaabu
Kavaabu is a Maldivian savory fritter made from seasoned fish, rice, coconut, aromatics, and spices, then deep-fried until crisp.
Keemia
A Maldivian fried pastry roll typically filled with tuna, cabbage, onion, and chilli in a wheat-flour wrapper.
Kukulhu Riha
A Maldivian chicken curry simmered with coconut milk, aromatics, and warm spices.
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