Maldives is an important crossroad in the Indian Ocean, traders and visitors over time have left their mark on Maldivian cuisine in addition to contributing towards the moulding of the country’s culture and norms.
Traditional Maldivian cuisine is based on three main items and their derivatives which are Coconuts, fish and starchy
The coconut is used to obtain coconut milk, or as coconut oil in dishes that are deep-fried.Hunigondi is the traditional Maldivian implement used to grate the coconut. Fish
The favorite fish is skipjack tuna, either dried or fresh. Other similar fish species that are part of the average Maldivian diet are little tunny , yellowfin tuna , frigate tuna, Mahi-mahi and Mackerel scadThese can be eaten boiled or processed.
These are starches like rice, which is eaten boiled or ground into flour, tubers like taro and sweet potato , as well as fruits like breadfruit or screwpine . Tubers and breadfruit are eaten boiled. The screw pine fruit is mostly eaten raw after having been cut into thin slices.
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