We have found for you 8 reasons which, we are sure, will make you want to (re)discover Reunionese cuisine.
Reunion cuisine, more than an art of living, a cultural heritage
It is a very tasty blend of different origins. Which we invite you to discover through various workshops. Also by visits to plantations, followed by a tasting of an excellent meal. Mixed like its population, this cuisine was born from an encounter between French, Malagasy, Indian, African, Chinese and Cantonese cultures. Suffice to say that this mixture of origins also gives rise to associations of flavors, spices and ingredients that make it a real cultural heritage to (re)discover.
In order to make you want to live this (re)discovery of taste, either through culinary workshops or during days of immersion in Creole culture. We have found 8 reasons for you that we are sure will make you take the leap.
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It's the best food in the world!
As mentioned above, Reunionese cuisine is the result of a crossbreeding of several origins. As a result, it is, for us, and in all objectivity, the best cuisine in the world. We can travel in terms of taste, just through a meal.
02
It promotes local customs
Reunion Island conveys an important and imposing culinary image. Indeed, many people praise and fight body and soul to preserve and enhance the culinary traditions of the island transmitted by their ancestors.
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The transmission of Creole recipes
Reunion cuisine is full of recipes that are just as exceptional as each other. Each of them was transmitted by family figures. They are therefore learned and will then be explained to you by the people who will welcome you during the workshops or immersion days, like crumbs of knowledge to taste.
04
Share friendly moments
Meals on Reunion Island are renowned for their diversity, but also for the fact that they very often bring together a whole family and sometimes even more. As you know, eating well means knowing how to live well, and that's what the people of Reunion follow, because on the intense island, we can't conceive of conviviality without an excellent meal; from where picnics organized every weekend all over the island.
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Have the container well filled
Aperitif, starter, main course, dessert, digestive... you can imagine that thanks to all its cultural influences, Reunionese cuisine, in addition to being delicious, is also renowned for its abundance; but don't worry, after a little digestive herbal tea, you'll be off to a second round.
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Discover a certain food pedagogy
Whether you are alone, with friends or family, we guarantee that you will quickly learn the fundamentals of this cuisine with a thousand secrets. Thus, you can pass on the good example to your children or to other people wishing to enrich their knowledge.
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100% home cooking
Of course, who says 100% homemade cooking, says healthy cooking! No additives, no preservatives… in short, all the lights are green. Animals raised in the open air and sometimes even directly with the host, vegetables and fruits grown right in the yard… there is nothing better for a 100% tasty cuisine.
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And above all… cooked over a wood fire
One of the traditions that still tends to continue even over the years is undoubtedly the cooking of meals over a wood fire! A real treat for all the senses: see the curry simmer, hear the crackling of the fire, smell the smell of wood and spices, the inimitable, slightly smoky taste of this cooking.
If after that we haven't been able to make you want to (re)discover Creole cuisine... Then we don't know what to do! Apart from inviting you directly to taste it at one of our restaurants in the East. In order to discover these particularities and these secrets through workshops or immersion days with farmers for whom Reunionese cuisine no longer holds any secrets.
In the east of the island in Saint-Benoît, La Sirandane invites you to discover traditional Reunionese cuisine in a friendly homestay. The day begins with an old-fashioned breakfast “rice sofé ek pété sausage” and a “homemade grilled coffee”. Then preparation of curries, rougails and a péi cake for dessert. La Sirandane uses local products cooked over a wood fire.
Discover Reunionese cuisine in the East:
Want to discover the mixed flavors of Reunionese cuisine? Immerse yourself in an unforgettable taste journey with our culinary activities and restaurants in the East!
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