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Always accompanied by white rice, the most common dishes are Cari (a local version of the Indian curry), rougail and jugged meats (civets in French). Curry consists of a base of onion, garlic and spices such as turmeric (called safran péï on the island) and masalé (the local version of Garam Masala), in which fish, meat, eggs; and finally tomato are cooked.
Réunion (/ r iː ˈ juː n j ə n /; French: [la ʁe.ynjɔ̃] ⓘ; Reunionese Creole: La Rényon; known as Île Bourbon before 1848) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France.
Association of very different products on the same dish (compared to traditional European cuisine). Very spicy flavors, mixtures of sweet and salty, and pungent preparations. Relatively simple common culinary techniques, [3] such as frying or stewing meat (called ragout). Adobos (marinades) are also common. [4] Grilled dishes rarely exist. [1]
Ingredients that are common in most islands' dishes are rice, plantains, beans, cassava, cilantro, bell peppers, chickpeas, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, coconut, and any of various meats that are locally available like beef, poultry, pork, goat or fish. A characteristic seasoning for the region is a green herb-and-oil-based marinade called sofrito ...
Called "dodo and beans" in Cameroon, the dish seems a winner thanks to sweet plantains and "spicy, flavorful," smoky stewed beans, best served over rice. It can easily be made vegetarian or vegan ...
Réunion Creole is the main vernacular of the island and is used in most colloquial and familiar settings. It is, however, in a state of diglossia with French as the high language – Réunion Creole is used in informal settings and conversations, while French is the language of writing, education, administration and more formal conversations.
A simple flattened rice dish from Maharashtra usually eaten as breakfast. Kateh: Iran [23] A simple sticky-rice dish from Mazandaran and Gilan: Katsudon: Japan: A bowl of rice topped with a deep-fried pork cutlet, egg, and condiments. Kedgeree: India: Flaked fish (usually smoked haddock), boiled rice, eggs and butter. Ketupat: Indonesia
Saint-Denis was founded in 1669 by Étienne Regnault, the first governor of Bourbon Island (as La Réunion was then called), on the northern side of the island, where a larger and more fertile plain was deemed more propitious for the development of settlements than the drier and more barren area of Saint-Paul on the western side of the island ...