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Maldivian Cuisine

↳ from Malé, Maldives

A cuisine of the sea: tuna in every form, coconut, rice, and chilli. Dried tuna (Maldive fish) gave the world a flavouring that is still used in Sri Lanka.

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Specialties

History

Maldives traded dried tuna ('Maldive fish') across the Indian Ocean for centuries. Coconut, breadfruit and fish were the main foods.

Ingredients

Tuna
Coconut
Rice
Chilli
Lime
Curry leaves
Breadfruit

How it's made

Boil, smoke or dry tuna
Grate fresh coconut
Cook curry with chilli and lime
Serve with rice or roshi flatbread

to drink

What Maldives drinks

Raa (toddy), sai (black tea), fresh coconut water

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