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Mauritius, (French: Maurice; Mauritian Creole: Moris): officially: Republic of Mauritius (French: République de Maurice), is an island nation off the coast of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. In addition to the island of Mauritius, the republic includes the islands of St. Brandon, Rodrigues and the Agalega Islands. Mauritius is part of the Mascarene Islands, with the French island of Réunion 200 km to the southwest and the island of Rodrigues 570 km to the East-northeast. The capital and largest city is Port Louis and the island gained independence from Britain on March 12th 1968. Most of the island residents are the descendants of people from the Indian subcontinent. Mauritius also has large immigrant populations from continental Africa, Madagascar, France, Great Britain, and China, among other places. The Indo-Mauritians (when the ethnic groups are combined) form approximately 70% of the total population, the remaining 30% being mostly Creoles. There are approximately 30,000 Mauritians of Chinese descent, from the Hakka, Mandarin, and Cantonese language groups. More than 90% of the Sino-Mauritian community are Roman Catholic; the remainder are largely Buddhist. The official language is English, though French is also widely spoken. As an Island off the coast of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean Mauritian cuisine has been influenced by traders, slavers, slaves, pirates and adventurers. Specifically the cuisine is influenced by the French, Indians, Malays and Chinese. There is a considerable amount of seafood in Mauritian cookery this is married to an amazingly diverse range of vegetables and fruit. Here you can find foods that are true to their origins and which also form cultural melanges. |
The alphabetical list of recipes from Mauritius follows (limited to 100 recipes per page). There are 43 recipes in total:
| Accras de Poisson (Fish Fritters) Origin: Mauritius | Dholl Origin: Mauritius | Mulku (Murukku) Origin: Mauritius |
| Biriani de Poulet (Chicken Biriani) Origin: Mauritius | Dholl Pooris Origin: Mauritius | Pâtissons Farcis (Stuffed Squash) Origin: Mauritius |
| Bouillabaisse Créole Origin: Mauritius | Egg Roll Wrappers Origin: Mauritius | Poisson aux Fines Herbes (Herbed Fish) Origin: Mauritius |
| Bouillon Crabes (Swimmer Crab Bouillon) Origin: Mauritius | Fricassée de Coq (Chicken Fricassee) Origin: Mauritius | Poisson Salé (Salt Fish) Origin: Mauritius |
| Bouillon de Petits Crabes (Stew of Small Crabs) Origin: Mauritius | Gâteaux Piment (Chilli Cakes) Origin: Mauritius | Poudre de Colombo Origin: Mauritius |
| Carri Tripes Gros Pois (Butter Bean and Tripe Curry) Origin: Mauritius | Gateaux Piments (Chilli Cakes) Origin: Mauritius | Rougaille Boudin (Black Pudding in Tomato Sauce) Origin: Mauritius |
| Carrot, Cucumber and Mango Salas Origin: Mauritius | Gigot de Chèvre (Goat Roast in White Wine) Origin: Mauritius | Salad Palmiste (Heart of Palm Salad) Origin: Mauritius |
| Cassoulet Mauricien (Mauritian Cassoulet) Origin: Mauritius | Gigot de Mouton (Lamb Roast in White Wine) Origin: Mauritius | Salade Chou Chou (Chako Salad) Origin: Mauritius |
| Cat Cat Manioc (Cassava Casserole) Origin: Mauritius | Gratin de Morue (Salt Cod Gratin) Origin: Mauritius | Salade de Poulpe (Octopus Salad) Origin: Mauritius |
| Chicken Kalya Origin: Mauritius | Haiken (Pork and Prawn Egg Rolls) Origin: Mauritius | Salted Fish Rougille Origin: Mauritius |
| Chicken Mauritius Origin: Mauritius | Lamb with Spinach Origin: Mauritius | Soupe Moulougtany (Mauritian Mulligatawny Soup) Origin: Mauritius |
| Colombo d'Agneau à la Mauricienne (Mauritian-style Colombo of Lamb) Origin: Mauritius | Le Chou au Beurre (Buttered Cabbage) Origin: Mauritius | Travers de Porc Grillé (Barbecued Ribs of Pork) Origin: Mauritius |
| Colombo de Martinique Origin: Mauritius | Mauritian Mango Chutney Origin: Mauritius | White Cabbage Salad Origin: Mauritius |
| Curry de Boeuf (Beef Curry) Origin: Mauritius | Mauritian Mayonnaise Origin: Mauritius | |
| Daube de Poulet (Chicken Daube) Origin: Mauritius | Mauritian Prawn Curry Origin: Mauritius |
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