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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. |
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The alphabetical list of recipes from Mauritius follows (limited to 100 recipes per page). There are 25 recipes in total:
| Bouillon Crabes (Swimmer Crab Bouillon) Origin: Mauritius | Egg Roll Wrappers Origin: Mauritius | Mauritian Prawn Curry Origin: Mauritius |
| Carri Tripes Gros Pois (Butter Bean and Tripe Curry) Origin: Mauritius | Gateaux Piments (Chilli Cakes) Origin: Mauritius | Mulku (Murukku) Origin: Mauritius |
| Carrot, Cucumber and Mango Salas Origin: Mauritius | Gigot de Mouton (Lamb Roast in White Wine) Origin: Mauritius | Poisson aux Fines Herbes (Herbed Fish) Origin: Mauritius |
| Cassoulet Mauricien (Mauritian Cassoulet) Origin: Mauritius | Gratin de Morue (Salt Cod Gratin) Origin: Mauritius | Poisson Salé (Salt Fish) Origin: Mauritius |
| Chicken Kalya Origin: Mauritius | Haiken (Pork and Prawn Egg Rolls) Origin: Mauritius | Salade Chou Chou (Chako Salad) Origin: Mauritius |
| Chicken Mauritius Origin: Mauritius | Lamb with Spinach Origin: Mauritius | Salted Fish Rougille Origin: Mauritius |
| Daube de Poulet (Chicken Daube) Origin: Mauritius | Le Chou au Beurre (Buttered Cabbage) Origin: Mauritius | White Cabbage Salad Origin: Mauritius |
| Dholl Origin: Mauritius | Mauritian Mango Chutney Origin: Mauritius | |
| Dholl Pooris Origin: Mauritius | Mauritian Mayonnaise Origin: Mauritius |
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