What is Seychelles traditional food?

Staple foods include fish, seafood and shellfish dishes, often accompanied with rice. Fish dishes are cooked in several ways, such as steamed, grilled, wrapped in banana leaves, baked, salted and smoked. Curry dishes with rice are also a significant aspect of the country's cuisine.



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Especially popular are rum-based drinks using Takamaka Bay rum, as well as vodka mixers. Two more of the Seychellois' favourite beverages are Buka and Kalou. The latter is fermented wine, obtained from the inflourescence of coconut trees, which tastes sweet or tart after fermentation.

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These are usually omlettes, yogurts, cereals, sandwiches with salami, cheese, vegetables, fruits, a large selection of buns and bread. Choosing a hotel with a breakfast buffet you can diversify your diet. Seychelles are also very fond of coffee and tea.

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Chicken, beef and pork are popular, and palm hearts are frequently added to salads. For a classic Seychellois speciality, there's the kari koko - a spicy fish or chicken curry with coconut milk.

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Seychelles is best known for its indigenous fruit – Coco De Mer, discovered in the 1700s by the French. It was found that several seeds of this big fruit would wash ashore in India or Maldives, where no one knew what it was.

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Seychelles are free of poisonous snakes, spiders or scorpions. The only dangerous animal on the islands is the 10 cm centipede, which is quite rare. His bites are painful, but can easily be treated in the hospital. The huge palm spiders (up to 8 cm in size) are not dangerous, but very impressive.

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Coco de Mer - the famous fruit of the Seychelles. More than 40 percent of Seychelles territory is covered by natural reserves and protected by the state.

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Seychelles Traditional Clothing - National Costume Kazak is a waist-length, long-sleeve blouse that came into vogue in the late eighteenth century. There is also evidence of hats and shoes being imported from France via Mauritius during the colonial era.

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While local tap water meets World Health Organization's specifications, the Seychelles Islands official tourism website advises visitors to drink bottled water because the chlorinated tap water may not be safe to drink.

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Among them are carambola also known as star fruit, jackfruit, or bread fruit - the largest fruit on the planet, coconut - a national pride and symbol of the Seychelles, and many others. Health benefits of fruits: source of many vitamins, minerals, antioxidants.

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With a territory of 177 square miles and a population of 92,000, the Seychelles is the smallest African country. Seychelles gained independence from the British in 1976 and has now evolved into a presidential republic.

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Contributing to the high cost of living in Seychelles – 115 islands in the western Indian Ocean - is the fact that 80 percent of what is consumed is imported. The government has started to put in place measures to curb the cost of living.

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Don't walk alone in the area and be extremely vigilant at all times. Theft is common on beaches. Avoid deserted beaches and solo trips to the beach, other than at major hotels. A beach security unit composed of police men and women patrols the main public beaches.

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Seychellois people are very warm and cordial. They like inviting tourists to their homes. If you are fortunate to get such an invite from them, do visit them.

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Alcohol drinking in the Seychelles Of the home-brews, 'kalou' or palm toddy is made of fermented palm sap, 'baka' of fermented sugar-cane juice, and 'lapire' of fermented juice of various vegetables (e.g. potatoes, lentils) or fruit.

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Contributing to the high cost of living in Seychelles – 115 islands in the western Indian Ocean - is the fact that 80 percent of what is consumed is imported. The government has started to put in place measures to curb the cost of living.

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