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🇲🇬 Traditional dishes from Madagascar

3 dishes people actually cook in Madagascar: what they are, how long they take, and what you need to buy.

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Koba

60 min · medium · 5 ingredients

Koba, a traditional dish from Madagascar

Savor the sweet and nutty flavors of Madagascar!

  • 250 g rice flour
  • 200 g peanut butter
  • 150 g brown sugar
  • 300 ml water
  • 4 banana leaves

Ravitoto

120 min · medium · 8 ingredients

Ravitoto, a traditional dish from Madagascar

Savor the rich flavors of Madagascar with ravitoto!

  • 500 g cassava leaves
  • 600 g pork shoulder
  • 1 onion
  • 3 garlic
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1000 ml water

Romazava

60 min · medium · 9 ingredients

Romazava, a traditional dish from Madagascar

Savor the rich flavors of Madagascar in every bite!

  • 500 g beef
  • 2 onions
  • 4 garlic
  • 1 tbsp ginger
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 500 ml water
  • 200 g spinach
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper

What do people eat in Madagascar?

The three dishes from Madagascar documented in Copper are Koba, Ravitoto and Romazava. Garlic and onion each appear in more than one recipe. Two of the three are simmered. Not one needs an oven — they cook entirely on the hob. Between them they use 16 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Madagascar?

The three recipes need 16 ingredients between them, of which 2 are shared by more than one dish. Copper's atlas covers 588 dishes from 196 countries, and these three are the Madagascar entries. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Madagascar take?

Koba is the quickest at 60 minutes. Ravitoto is the longest at 120 minutes, most of it unattended. The median is 60 minutes — a weekend dish rather than a weeknight one.

Which dish from Madagascar is easiest to make at home?

None of the dishes from Madagascar here is rated easy, but every one has the full method written out step by step, free to read. Koba is the shortest way in.

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