Mauritian street food 🥣

As you already know , Mauritius is famous for its sandy beaches but what most people don't know is that the street food is marvelous too in here. A variety of spicy and colourful food, which include Indian, Chinese and french make up for the unique creole cuisine that we enjoy in our country today.

Among which the 'dalpuri' is an iconic one. With the curry inside, it is sold at every street corner and even served with rice pudding if you prefer with the taste of sugar. The 'dalpuri' can easily be qualified as the nation's food. We also have 'the roti', these flat breads are completed different and do not taste the same but are served with same curries, pickles and chutneys. This is a reminder of the time of the indentured labourers who came to Mauritius in the 19th century.

-Roti and Dalpuri

-The curries which accompany the rotis and dalpuris

Fritters like 'chana puri '( are filled with yellow split peas curries) ,' samosas ' ( crunchy deep fried with curries connes potatoes), aubergine pakoras ( coated with flour ) are usually accompanied by the famous 'mazavarou paste'.

-Chana puri accompanied with chutney

-Merveille, a crisp flat bread usually served with tamarin and tomato sauce

-The samosa

Mauritius is also famous for the flavourful seafood dishes and our ethnic chinese dumplings with the local noodles. Upside-Down-Bowl which is known as the 'bol renversé' in the local language, is simply a stir fry served with perfect mould of rice. It is topped with chicken, prawns and vegetables in a soy and oyster sauce topped with a fried egg.

-Mauritian sea food cuisine

Without forgetting the famous mauritian briani, which we usually served in our local weddings. It is a delicious dish filled with flavours and spices, along with the aromatic basmati rice, accompanied with tomato and cucumber salad, pickles and the 'mazavaroo chilli paste' ( the latter is used in almost every dish in the country from creole cuisine to our local noodles dish).

-Mauritian chicken briani

Grilled chicken and lamp barbecue is a perfect dish in summer. It is marinated in a preparation of spices, herbs, lemon juice, soy sauce and honey for over 12 hours and cooked on the grill with a simple brushing mixture.

-Grilled chicken and fish served usually at night during weekends

Since Mauritius is a tropical island with its incredible fertile land , it has an excellent wide variety of fruits and vegetables that are very much appreciated by the local people. It offers a diverse selection of tropical fruits for the pleasant of fruit lovers and most of the fruits ripen in summer. These include litchis, pineapple, mango, cucumber, watermelon, papaya and so on. These fruits are served as 'salades' as we like to call them , on the beach and especially in the summer. When the sun blazing, you might want to get these pineapples, mangoes etc to refresh. Another use of these fruits is pickles but not in the way it is traditionally done in other countries. Pickles in Mauritius are made with mangoes, cucumbers, chayote and so on.

-Marketplace in Mauritius

-Pickles at the seaside

-Salted pineapple with chilli powder

Speaking of fruits, coconut water is a popular drink in Mauritius as it is harvested naturally and the island is full of coconut trees. Drinking coconut water helps in quick digestion and prevents bloating after meals. It also hydrates your skin to make it more radiant and firm. To beat the tropical summers thirst, we usually go for a walk on our sandy beaches and drink the coconut water with a straw to relax.

-Coconut water been served at the beach

Whereas alouda is a delicious cold drink made with milk, basil seeds and agar -agar jelly. It is perfect to drink on hot summer days to cool the body down and quench our thirst.