Top 4 Types of Cuisine in the Maldives – Whatever you choose, your taste buds are sure to dance in joy!

There are a few traditional dishes that are offered in the Maldives. Even though these also draw inspiration from the region, they are very unique to the country in the sense that you won't get to experience it anywhere else in the world. Bis keemiya is a key component of traditional Maldivian cuisine where a paste of cabbage, egg, onion, and sometimes fish is served in flaky and chewy pastry. Garudiya is another important part of traditional cuisine which is a fish soup or broth made with freshly caught fish and a range of different condiments including onion and generous amounts of lime. Then there is roshi, which is traditional Maldivian flatbread that can be eaten at any meal with almost anything. There is also a range of other curries made up of tuna, and other types of spicy fish which are bathed in coconut milk and spices.

As a country surrounded by the ocean, the fact that seafood is one of the main cuisines seen is obvious. The seafood caught in the Maldives is as fresh as it gets. You can eat delicious snappers, tuna, and even shellfish that are caught freshly from the ocean. Seafood is generally based paired with rice, vegetables, and curry. To get the best tasing seafood, visit a local island where you can experience these dishes most authentically. When enjoying seafood in the Maldives, make sure to try things that you've never had before.

Curries are a definite feature in any Maldives restaurant. Just like its other Asian counterparts, curries are an important part of everyday life in the Maldives. Maldives all-inclusive resorts the likes of OZEN Life Maadhoo will offer a range of curries to choose from. Curries in the Maldives use coconut milk as their base and are flavoured with both regional and local spices. Maldivian chili is an important part of most curries which gives it a spicy tangy taste. While the most famous curries are seafood-based you will also find other meets as well as vegetarian curries in the menus. Curries are most often paired with rice, flatbread, or Maldivian crackers, or papadam.

One of the most famous sweet dishes in the Maldives is sago pudding. This is a creamy pudding made by boiling sago in hot water with coconut milk, spices such as cinnamon and cardamom as well as condensed milk, and rose water. The final product is a fragrant thick pudding that can be eaten at any time of the day. Bodibaiy is another interesting dish that is essentially sugary rice. The technique used to create this is unique to the country. Additionally, sweet dishes in the islands comprise of fruits that are freshly grown and picked.