Food of Réunion
Réunionnais cuisine is Creole: rice, lentils and caris (curries) with smoked sausage, pork, fish or chicken, flavored with ginger, turmeric and thyme. Rougail, samoussas and bonbons piments feature at every meal, and tropical fruit is abundant.
Cari poulet
A traditional dish of Réunion made with chicken, tomato, ginger, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Staples
- rice
- lentils
- pork
- chicken
- fish
Signature flavors
- ginger
- turmeric
- thyme
- vanilla
- chili
Main dishes
A traditional dish of Réunion made with chicken, tomato, ginger, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: chicken, tomato, gingerA traditional dish of Réunion made with sausage, tomato, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: sausage, tomatoA traditional dish of Réunion made with fish, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: fishA traditional dish of Réunion made with pork, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: porkA traditional dish of Réunion made with rice, lentils, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: rice, lentilsA traditional dish of Réunion made with cod, tomato, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: cod, tomatoBreakfast
A traditional breakfast dish of Réunion made with flour, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: flourStreet food
A traditional street snack of Réunion made with pastry, meat, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: pastry, meatFull guide →A traditional street snack of Réunion made with beans, chili, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: beans, chiliA traditional street snack of Réunion made with pork, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: porkA traditional street snack of Réunion made with sweet potato, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: sweet potatoDesserts and sweets
A traditional sweet treat of Réunion made with peanut, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: peanutA traditional sweet treat of Réunion made with pineapple, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: pineappleDrinks
A traditional drink of Réunion made with vanilla, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: vanillaA traditional drink of Réunion made with fruit, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.
Key ingredients: fruitFruits and produce
Litchi is a well-loved fruit or crop in Réunion, eaten fresh or used in juices, snacks and home cooking.
Key ingredients: lycheeFull guide →
Pineapple Victoria is a well-loved fruit or crop in Réunion, eaten fresh or used in juices, snacks and home cooking.
Key ingredients: pineappleFull guide →
Vanilla is a well-loved fruit or crop in Réunion, eaten fresh or used in juices, snacks and home cooking.
Key ingredients: vanillaDish guides from Réunion
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Descriptions written by Intercontinental Chef. Dishes are listed as commonly eaten today; many are shared across neighbouring countries.
- Samosas, snack food at Wikipedia's 16th Birthday celebration in Chittagong (01): Moheen Reeyad, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Litchi chinensis fruits: B.navez, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- കൈതച്ചക്ക: Suniltg at Malayalam Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Vanilla planifolia (6998639597): Malcolm Manners from Lakeland FL, USA, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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