Taste the Maldivian Food

Maldivian cuisine are mostly from south Indian consisting of spicy curries and large portion of fish dishes. Your holidays could be not worth if you do not taste something belong to Maldives from traditional dishes to special Maldivian made drinks. 

On your resort island, most of the cousins are international but there are many resorts which has a special night for Maldivian foods. A classic Maldivian meal consist masroshi pastries, mas riha fish curry, papadhu, grilled fish, rice and sweet black tea which is considerably hot and spicy.  A traditional meal consists of white rice, a clear fish broth called garudhiya and side dishes of lime, chili and onions. Curries known as riha are also popular and the rice is often accompanied with roshi, unleavened bread akin to Indian roti, and papadhu, the Maldivian version of crispy Indian poppadums. 

Garudhiya (clear fish broth and white rice)

Some other common dishes include:

Mas huni — Shredded smoked fish with grated coconuts and onions, the most common Maldivian breakfast

Fihunu mas — Barbequed fish basted with chili 

Bajiya — Pastry stuffed with fish, coconut and onion

Bambukeylu hiti — Breadfruit curry 

Gulha — Pastry balls stuffed with smoked fish 

Kulhi borkibaa — Spicy fish cake 

Masroshi — Mas huni wrapped in roshi bread and baked

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