Eating in Madagascar


Among the many things you discover when you go on vacation to any place is the local gastronomy, which in many cases offers a wonderful combination of flavors that lead your palate to enjoy as much as with any tourist visit. That is why from time to time I like to bring you the typical dishes of various places so that you know what you are going to find. Today I would like to tell you about the Madagascar gastronomy, an exceptional place and where you will eat like few places.

The first thing I have to tell you is that in Madagascar It is eaten in abundance since the portions that they put you anywhere are very generous. In the main typical dishes you will find a lot of rice, sauces, vegetables and spicy condiments, in addition to the fact that the vast majority of dishes are hot. Here are some of the typical dishes of Madagascar:

Ro: It is a beef and pork that is marinated in vinegar, water, oil, leaves and onion. You can also add pickles and season it with allspice.

Ravitoto: Meat served with leaves.


Romazava: They are several pieces of beef fried in oil and also accompanied by leaves and by anana, which is a mixture of rice leaves, herbs and shrimp (this mixture is usually carried by almost all dishes).

Drinks: Some of the most traditional are the litchel (which is an appetizer), toaka gasy (it is distilled from sugar cane and rice) or Malagasy.

Finally, to tell you as a curiosity that the topic of tips It is not mandatory in many places although there are others in which they will charge you an extra 10% on the total bill, either in a hotel or in a restaurant.

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