The land of paradise…

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 INTRODUCTI
ON
• Like a rich green emerald, swathed
in the translucent, turquoise silk of
the southwest Indian Ocean.
• Mauritius owes this remarkable
landscape to the now inactive
volcano, and to the coral reef,
which mainly surrounds the island.
 FACT BOX
• Full Name:- Republic of Mauritius.
• Capital City:- Port Louis.
• Official Languages:- French, English.
• Economy:- Tourism is one of the
driving forces of the Mauritius,the 3rd
largest foreign exchange earner,after
sugar and textile.
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• Climate:-Mauritius has typical
coastal and tropical climate, with
warm and sultry summers,
mild/balmy winters and light
showers all year round.
• People:- Mauritius is a densely
populated island.Hindus, Muslims,
Creoles, Chinese and Europeans
mainly live here.
 HISTORY
• History of Mauritius has been divided into 3 parts:-.
– Dutch period (1598 - 1710).
– French period (1715 - 1810).
– English period (1810 -1968).

• Mauritius got its independence.

on March 12th 1968.
 CULTURE
• Mauritius is a blend of diverse cultures and
religions which the immigrant population
brought from their ancestral countries. Their
festivities are celebrated in a spirit of peace
and harmony throughout the year.
 SEGA
• Sega is an integral part of their culture. It
is an indigenous form of music and dance
peculiar to Mauritius. Derived mostly
from African music dating from slavery
days.
• The Sega is now performed with
sophisticated contemporary influences
and instruments. The shuffling, hip
swaying dance and Creole lyrics are an
integral part of the music.
 MAJOR CITIES
• PORT-LOUIS (The
Capital City)-.
Port-Louis is a real
hive where big
businesses and
small trades
cohabit to form this
lively city.
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• CUREPIPE:-
Curepipe stands at the
lower tip of the urban
zone which stretches
diagonally across the
island from Port-Louis. It
is an elegant residential
town.
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• MAHEBOURG:-.
Mahebourg is named after one of the
foremost figures in the history.
• GRAND BAIE :-.
Grand Baie owes its popularity to the
enchanting quality of its emerald
waters and to its liveliness by day or
by night.
 CUISINE
• Mauritius is a paradise for the
senses not only for the eyes
with its beautiful landscape,
but also for the palate.
• Gastronomes will find a
variety of flavours and
aromas inherited from the
different migrations through
its history.
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During the
nineteenth century
after the abolition
of slavery, Indian
workers who had
migrated to
Mauritius bought
with them their
exquisite cuisine.
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• The end of 19th century saw the
arrival of Chinese
migrants,mostly from
Cantonese region.
• Along the years each
community has adapted and
mixed each other’s cuisine to
their liking,which has resulted
in MAUTITIUS CUISINE.
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• The eating habits of
Mauritians inevitably
reflect the ethnic diversity
of its people: Creole
rougailles,Indian curries,
Muslim biryanis,Chinese
sweet and sour pork,
French delicate dishes
and so on…..
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• The road food stalls serving
dinner like biryanis,
Indian rotis, dholl pouris,
farattas are popular.
• The extensive uses of spices like
saffron,cinnamon cardamom &
cloves are the common ingredients that
provide powerful and yet subtle flavor.
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• A wide range of seafood
dishes like delicious
seafood curries, fish
vindaloo, seafood stir fries
and fish bouillon(broth).
• The “millionaires salad” of
oysters,
shrimps,crayfish,crabs,
Rosenberg prawns served
with sauce rouge.
 DHOLL
POURI
• Indian pancake made
with dholl(split peas)
typically served with
various curries and
achards.It is commonly
sold by street hawkers
all over the island.
 SOME
PREPARATIONS
ARE-
• Achard de legumes-.
A mix vegetable pickle served as
an accompaniment.

Farattas-.
Unleavened flaky
flour pancakes.
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• Stuffed Pattypan Squash.
The filling is usually
meat-based,or may
use leftover fish or shrimp.
• Pilau(Mauritius style pilaf)
Made with beef,chicken
& sausages.
 MEATS…
• Rougaille de • Beef and
Saucisses Potato Curry
(Sausage in Tomato with farattas.
Sauce)
 FISH &
SEAFOOD
• Rougaille • Daube Ourite
Poisson (Octopus Stew )
Sale(salt fish in
tomato sauce.)
 NOODLES &
PASTA
• Spaghetti • Mines Frire
Bolognaise ( Mauritian
(Mauritius style) Chow Mein)
 DESSERTS
• The deserts in Mauritius consists of
Indian sweets, French pastries,
mousses & fresh fruits. Some of them
are –
– Gateau Patates
( sweet potato cakes)
 Cont..
• Napolitaines • Gateau Gingli
(popular pastry (red bean balls)
cakes in
Mauritius.)
 BEVERAGES
• Rum and beer are staple beverages.
• Mauritian white rum with coconut
water & ice also Ice cold glass of the
International Award winning Mauritius
beer- Phoenix Pilsner are very
famous.
• Alouda(sweet milky drink) from Port
Louis market is renowned.
 Some of the famous
drinks are..
• Alouda • Rum citron
A cold milk A mocktail which
drink traditionally has white
containing jelly rum,lemon
(agar-agar) and juice,orange
tockmaria. syrup
 THUS MAURITIUS
CUISINE IS KNOWN FOR
ITS VERSALTILE
NATURE !!!!