The food in Madagascar

Malagasy cooking includes all the various culinary traditions of Madagascar. It is similar to Creole cuisines, usually generous and spicy. Food consumed in Madagascar reflects the influence of Southeast Asia, Africa, India, China and Europe migrants.

The cuisine of Madagascar will take you under new horizons with dishes such as Malagasy chicken, romazava or samosas. Enjoy shortbread biscuit with vanilla dessert.

Everything grows in Madagascar, the coasts are rich in fish and there are excellent zebu meat or duck.

On the coast, you will eat coconut fish, lobster, oysters, of dolphinfish, swordfish ... In the land: romazava (broth based on a combination of leafy vegetables), ravitoto (meat pork with cassava leaves), zebu steak (more tender than beef if the animal was raised for meat), duck breast, confit and foie gras ...

Leading consumer of rice in the world, this cereal is the basic food. Malagasy eat rice morning, noon and evening.

The basic food is bought in the shops found in the streets. It's everywhere! Open 7 days 7 until nightfall. It includes everything from toilet paper, cigarettes, condensed milk, beverages, cakes such as Bolo. Everything can be bought by unit or per gram including sugar, flour, oil ...

In major cities of the island, there are one or more supermarkets. Score or Shoprite.

In Madagascar, it is very easy to eat outside home. There are upscale restaurants or tourist from 10.000 MGA (Ariary). We will serve you fine cuisine meat zebu (delicious) or shellfish or fish and also very many small "gargottes" where you can eat for 2.000 to 3.000 MGA.