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Here in Australia, it is easy to find Chinese style noodles in Asian grocers, however, I have never been quite happy with the taste or the consistency and sometimes artificial colours and preservatives are used, which I need to avoid. I have been thinking for a while of attempting to make my own so I recently borrowed a pasta machine from a good friend and gave it a try after reading a lot on the internet about making noodles.

Every time I visited Mauritius for as long as she lived there, she would make a point of cooking for me and having me for dinner at her house. She would always be delighted when I would ask her to make Creme Caramel for me. Her Creme Caramel would always be soft and silky with very few bubbles inside, if any at all. The most unbelievable part of it was that she cooked it in a pressure cooker!

akien is a particularly distinctive dish in Mauritius, mainly made by people of HChinese origin. From what I have been able to gather, it is a dish of Hakka Chinese origin, an unusual variety of what is commonly known as spring rolls, made even more interesting by the fact that the traditional version does not use wrappers at all. Instead, the filling is shaped into a log, then dipped in batter before being fried for the first time, then again coated in a thinner batter before being fried again. This double coating and frying results in a final product with an exceptional crunch on the outside with a juicy, crunchy and very flavourful filling on the inside.

Mauritian Crispy Chicken Recipe

Crisky Fried Chicken is something seen all over Mauritius, especially when people are gathering for a few drinks. It is simple to make, yet very flavourful and people always go back for seconds. The flavours from the ginger and garlic in addition to the crunchy texture make for a very popular snack. 

A well made Mauritian Chicken Curry is a dish that is hard to beat. The aroma and flavours are just unmatched, my mouth starts to water when I think of it. Of course it is best served with parathas, an Indian style flatbread known as faratas in Mauritius. During the current pandemic, as I spend more time at home, I find myself thinking more about the foods of my youth.