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What to eat in Comoros

The 6 dishes to eat in Comoros

Vanilla, clove and Swahili-French cooking.

Langouste à la vanille
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Langouste à la vanille

Eaten all over Comoros

Lobster in a cream sauce flavoured with the island's own vanilla.

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Mataba

Eaten all over Comoros

Cassava leaves in coconut milk.

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Pilaou

Eaten all over Comoros

Spiced rice cooked with meat, cloves and cinnamon for celebrations.

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Ntrovi ya nazi

Eaten all over Comoros

Fish cooked in coconut milk with green banana.

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Madaba

Eaten all over Comoros

Cassava leaves pounded and simmered in coconut milk.

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Mkatra foutra

Eaten all over Comoros

A flat coconut bread with sesame seeds, eaten for breakfast.

Where to eat in Comoros

Chef is checking the restaurants worth it here, one by one, and posts each once it's confirmed open. See the list so far

Eat your way through Comoros

Tell Chef when you're going and he'll lay out the days: the dishes, the markets, a walk and dinner, with places that are open.

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