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Comoros Recipes

Perfume islands where lobster meets vanilla. Not sure what to eat in Comoros? Start with Langouste à la Vanille, Mataba, Ladu and Mkatra Foutra. Here are 6 authentic Comoros recipes, each from a specific region, with cultural context and dietary substitutions for every table.
6 recipes
Langouste à la VanilleMoroni, Comoros · medium · 45 minSpiny lobster gently cooked in a fragrant sauce of vanilla, cream, and lime, the Comoros on a plate.
Mkatra FoutraMoroni, Comoros · medium · 40 minSoft coconut-scented griddle breads from the Comoros, torn and eaten with tea or curry.
MatabaMoroni, Comoros · medium · 65 minPounded cassava leaves slow-cooked in coconut milk with fish, a fragrant green stew that is Comoros' national dish.
LaduMoroni, Comoros · easy · 35 minToasted ground rice cooked in ghee and bound with sugar, cardamom, and a note of black pepper into fragrant sweet balls, a Comorian teatime treat.
Pilao (Comorian Spiced Rice)Moroni, Comoros · medium · 85 minFragrant basmati layered with tender beef and a warm island spice mix of nutmeg, cinnamon, clove and cardamom.
M'tsolola (Fish, Plantain and Coconut Stew)Moroni, Comoros · medium · 60 minFish poached with green plantain and cassava then finished in fresh coconut milk, the island stew of the Comoros.
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