A FOOD TRADITION
Mauritian Cuisine
A diverse island cooking tradition shaped by Creole, Indian, Chinese, French, and African influences, using rice, noodles, legumes, seafood, vegetables, and aromatic curries.
Dishes linked to this cuisine
1–12 of 35
Achard de légumes
Cabbage and assorted vegetables are lightly prepared with vinegar, oil, salt, and seasonings as a tangy Comorian pickled vegetable accompaniment.
Alouda
A chilled Mauritian milk drink containing basil seeds, agar jelly, sweetener, and flavored syrup.
Banana Tart
A baked tart with a wheat-flour pastry crust and a sweet banana filling enriched with butter and sometimes egg.
Bol Renversé
A Mauritian inverted bowl of rice topped with saucy stir-fried vegetables, protein, and a fried egg.
Bouillon Brèdes
A Mauritian leafy-green broth made by simmering brèdes with tomato, onion, garlic, ginger, and seasoning.
Boulettes Chouchou
Mauritian steamed chouchou dumplings are made primarily from grated chayote mixed with flour and aromatic seasonings.
Boulettes Poisson
Mauritian fish dumplings are shaped from seasoned minced fish with a starchy or flour-based binder and then steamed or cooked until firm.
Boulettes Vapeur
Mauritian steamed dumplings typically consist of a wheat-flour wrapper filled with seasoned minced pork or a seafood-based mixture and served hot.
Cari Gros Pois
A Mauritian butter-bean curry simmered with onion, tomato, garlic, ginger, and warming spices until richly seasoned.
Cari Ourite
A Mauritian octopus curry in which octopus is simmered with onion, garlic, ginger, tomato, curry seasoning, oil, salt, and water until tender.
Cari Poisson
A Mauritian fish curry in which fish is simmered with onion, garlic, ginger, tomato, curry seasoning, oil, salt, and water.
Cari Poulet
A Mauritian chicken curry in which chicken is simmered with onion, garlic, ginger, tomato, curry seasoning, oil, salt, and water until richly flavored.
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