Food Culture of Maldive

The archipelago is not only famous for its iconic beaches and stunning landscapes, but It also boasts an amazing food culture. With fresh seafood and a host of tropical ingredients, traditional Maldivian food certainly tantalizes your taste buds. Read on to know more about the amazing Maldivian Cuisine.

Seafood

With an abundant supply of marine life, it’s a no brainier that Fish and other varieties of seafood are the star ingredients of Maldivian cuisine. They are freshly available in the islands and you can save our some of the most unique fish dishes while you are in any of its islands. You could treat yourself to proper seafood when you are at Maldives Island Resorts the likes of Naladhu Private Island Maldives. But make sure the food item you order is a Maldivian dish in order to indulge the true essence of your trip.

Coconut

The islands of Maldives are fringed in Coconut palms and Coconut is readily available here. The ingredient is predominantly used in almost all types of Maldivian dishes. They even use coconuts to make desserts. The Coconut milk gives a nice creamy texture to the food items mainly curries and its water tenderizes meat; You could also drink it directly as a thirst quencher. The flesh is used in hundreds of different ways to prepare unique dishes.

Starches

Maldivian food mainly consists of a starch item which will be accompanied by other condiments. The commonly savored starch items here are Boiled Cassava, sweet potato, taro, breadfruit and rice. Varieties of bread items are also served during meals.

Curries

Maldivian cuisine is heavily influenced by Sri Lankan and Indian food cultures, this is exactly why there is an extensive array of curries in Maldivian Cuisine. Fish curry, chicken curry and a variety of vegetable curries such as pumpkin, eggplant and yam curries are quite popular in the Maldives.

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