Island cooking of coconut, bananas, octopus and fish, scented with vanilla, cloves and ylang-ylang from the 'perfume islands'.
Specialties
- Langouste à la Vanille
- Mkatra Foutra
History
Arab, African, Malagasy and French influences meet. The Comoros were a source of vanilla, cloves and ylang-ylang.
Ingredients
- Coconut milk
- Cassava
- Banana
- Fish
- Octopus
- Vanilla
- Cloves
How it's made
- Cook fish or octopus in coconut milk
- Boil bananas or cassava
- Season with cloves and spices
- Serve at celebrations like the grand marriage
Photos: ingredients, making & serving
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What Comoros drinks
Coconut water, ginger tea, sugarcane juice
Ratings & notes
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