Seychelles Traditional cuisine

The local cuisine was formed on the basis of traditional recipes of the islanders, but under the strong influence of European, especially - French culinary traditions. The most popular dish Seychelles - pvason £ Diri "(fish with rice). Rice is part of most dishes or as an integral component or as a garnish, and is accompanied with an optional hot pepper sauce, lemon juice and vegetable oil or extra vegetable snacks. Vegetables in general in Seychelles desk at the forefront, where they eat as raw as well as numerous marinades and stews. In general use roasted breadfruit, mashed zhiramona (round gourd), Pathol (local variety of cucumbers), fried bringel (eggplant) with spices, steamed and fried bananas (they are at least 15 varieties), fried crust of green papaya, pickled and fried cabbage, cassava, soup from the "delusion" (young shoots, stems, flowers or vegetables), chips and salad breadfruit, various sweets and pancakes with all sorts of fillings, etc. And, of course, all this magnificence is accompanied by abundance of spices of all kinds. Fruit - in virtually unlimited quantities.

In the territorial waters of Seychelles is found about a thousand species of fish, so submit Creole table without fish dishes is simply impossible. Especially popular baked fish-bourgeois, salty fish sauce, small crabs, trululu, lobster with lemon sauce, Sha Tin District of sharks, sea shells, tech-tech in all species of octopus in curry vegetables, crab, giraffe and coconut curry, "Zurita - octopus in coconut curry, as well as all kinds of grilled, smoked, stewed and fresh fish. At the same time for the preparation of each fish there is a recipe that takes into account the quality of meat and type of product - the influence of French cuisine is especially noticeable.
The meat is much less common - can feel insular arrangement of the state and the lack of land for cattle, but there are many exotic dishes - stews of the bat, roast pork in a banana leaf, curry chicken, small shish kebabs with sauce from local fruits, etc.

Typical local drinks - beer Saber, fermented coconut juice "feces," strong enough "Bacca" - fermented juice of sugar cane, and lemon infusion of mint "wee zitronel. Imported a large number of first-class South African and French wines, as well as all kinds of beer and stronger alcoholic drinks from around the world. In large quantities consumed tea (black or vanilla), and also entered into vogue in recent coffee imported from Ethiopia, Colombia and Yemen.