Gastronomy  


Christiane and Patrick, your hosts, will cook for you local food.

Dictionary of Creole Cooking
ACCRAS - Also called Amarinades, hot doughnuts made from cod or vegetables.
BALAOU - Small, long fried fish.
BEBELE - Dish made of tripe, dombrés and green bananas.
BLAFF - Spicy court-bouillon used to cook fish in.
CABRI - Small goat prepared as colombo or smoaked.
CALALOU - Herb soup with bacon.
CHADRON - Sea urchin.
CHATROU - Octopus.
COLOMBO - Sauce of indian origins (caraway, pepper, coriander, ginger, hot pepper).
LAND CRAB / CRABE DE TERRE - Its flesh is exquisite and tasty because they are nourrished with coconut and hot pepper.
DOMBRE - Small flour croquette.
FEROCE - Dish with avocado, hot pepper, manioc and cod.
LAMBI - Big shellfish.
MIGAN - Mashed bananas and breadfruit.
OUASSOUS - Big freshwater crayfish.
SOUSKAÏ - Green fruits, grated and macerated in lime juice, salt and hot pepper.
TI-PUNCH - Drink made of rum, cane sugar or cane sugar syrup and lime.

Porc Columbo
4 persons
Preparation : 30min + 30 min. soaking
Cooking time: 1 Hour
Ingredients:
800g porc meat
1 zucchini
1 aubergine
3 potatoes
1 green mango
7 cloves of garlic
4 chives
5 parsley sticks
2 chilis
1 thyme stick
1 onion
1 pinch of coriander and aniseed
2 spoonfull of massalé or Colombopowder
1 pinch of clovepowder
juice of 1 lemon,
vinegar, oil, salt, pepper
Season the meat, cut in pieces, with salt, pepper, 5 mashed garlic cloves, 1 chopped chili, the clovepowder and a little vinegar. Let it soak for about 30 minutes.

Chop finely the chives, onion and the rest of garlic. Fry them gently in a bit of oil, then add the coriander, aniseed and thyme. Add the meat and the chopped mango and let brown the meat. Add the second chili.


Chop the aubergine, the zucchini and the peeled potatoes. Add them to the meat with the massalé (or the Colombopowder), mixed with a little water, cover the meat with water, put the lid on the saucepan and let simmer about 50 minutes (stir from time to time). Rectify the seasoning.


5 minutes before the end of cooking, add the lemon juice.
N.B.: You can find Colombopowder at Delikatessen or in specialized shops !

Enjoy your meal !