Maldives

The Maldives is an island country, located in South Asia. There are many aspects to the Maldivian culture, but the one that seemingly appeals the most to me is the culinary cuisine. The Maldives cuisine is a combination of traditional flavors with strong influences from its neighboring countries, such as India and Sri Lanka. In the past, Maldivians depended on ingredients such as fish, coconuts, breadfruit, millet, and tubers. Over time, with the influence of other people from ancient trade and travel, Maldivian cuisine developed a distinctive blend with its own unique flavors. Today, traditional Maldivian cuisine is based on three main ingredients and their derivatives, namely coconut, fish, and starches containing grains and vegetables. The delicious food shows off a distinct flavor consisting of mild spiciness, delicate sweetness, and an overall exotic taste usually prepared using ancient cooking traditions that have been passed down through the generations. Some examples of popular Maldivian cuisine include Samosa, Mas huni, Garudiya, Chapati, and Sago pudding. In my opinion, Maldivian cuisine is very unique but probably wouldn't fit my taste as well as I'm imagining, maybe because they all seem very exotic I guess. Would you try Maldivian cuisine?