I’m looking to cook a traditional Comorian meal and was hoping to find some dish suggestions. I’ve read that their elaborate weddings can last weeks. I assume that there are special dishes involved with such decadence, but I can’t find much information regarding their cuisine. Any information would be appreciated! Also, info on their eating customs (i.e. meal times, rituals, eating style) would be fantastic. Thanks so much!
It is mainly an African style from the precolonial times and then a huge French style which was introduced with their arrival from the 1500’s
There had also been the Islamic influences centuries before that.
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Dave
2012 Feb 13 1French, Arabs or other African people, came to the islands and left their mark over the Comoros cuisine. A typical Comoros meal should always contain rice and meat, seasoned with one of the many locally produced ingredients like vanilla, coriander, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg. Also very famous in this country are fish dishes like the one called “Langouste a la vanille” a very rich dish made with lobster boiled in vanilla sauce. Anyone who wants to try a very stodgy dish can always have a stew made with all kind of Indian ingredients and vegetables like curries, chapattis, Lentil soups and a large variety of pickles. On this island there can be easily found and used in cooking any dish all kind of exotic ingredients and fruits like peppers, maize, chiles, tomatoes, bananas, pineapples, limes and oranges.
Rice is the staple of the daily diet, along with manioc and other root vegetables, plantains, fresh and dried fish, and milk from grated coconuts.
Ceremonial dishes include beef and castrated goat served with white rice and curdled milk as well as enormous cakes. Another traditional dish is gruel or porridge made with the dried fruit of sago palms. French cuisine and imported beverages are becoming prevalent.
Seventy percent of the active population engages in subsistence and commercial farming. Overexploited forests on Ndzuani produce kitchen wood. Cattle and goats are slaughtered during festivals.
References :
http://recipes.wikia.com/wiki/Comorian_Cuisine
http://www.everyculture.com/Bo-Co/Comoros.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comoros_Islands
Dune
2012 Feb 13 2It is mainly an African style from the precolonial times and then a huge French style which was introduced with their arrival from the 1500’s
There had also been the Islamic influences centuries before that.
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