The Malagasy population lives practically on rice and zebu meat, cooked in many ways, but without a doubt, the most typical dish in Madagascar is “akoho sy voanio”, a kind of chicken with coconut and some rice, as well as the “foza sy henakisoa”, a dish of fried pork with rice, smoked meat and fried pork. White fish with vegetable sauces will also be common, as well as beans in tomato sauce and similar dishes. As for drinks, we should not leave without trying the Ranon’ampango, a curious drink made from rice that sticks in the pans when cooking it, or the Rhum Arrangé, the rum from Madagascar flavored with honey or cane sugar, and vanilla from the country.

Koba: cake made with rice flour, peanuts, honey, and pistachios.

Koba akondro, also known as kobindravina, is a dessert that belongs to the gastronomy of the island of Madagascar and is very popular in many Asian countries. It is prepared from peanuts, brown sugar, and rice flour, the resulting dough is wrapped in palm leaves and steamed until the dough hardens. It is considered fast food and is sold at street stalls. As we do not have palm leaves, we have used aluminum foil to cook this dessert and although the appearance is different, without a doubt, it retains all the authentic flavor of this traditional dessert from Madagascar.