Food in Mauritius

There are lots of unique aspects of Mauritius, but one of the most fascinating is the food. Mauritians import around 70% of what they eat because most of the arable land is dedicated to sugar cane. Consequently, we get food from Egypt, South Africa, Thailand, India, Australia, New Zealand, and lots of other places.



For example, this corn was imported from Thailand, but the "Barbecue sauce" (which is really ketchup or catsup) was manufactured here in Mauritius.

We do have fast-food. There's a KFC near our house and a McDonald's near our office.

If you don't recognize the non-English on this wrapper, don't worry. It is Mauritien, the unique language here that is a combination of many languages.

This popcorn was made in Malaysia, distributed by a company in Hong Kong, and imported into Mauritius.

The pickles came from France.

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Why we're in Mauritius

You may be wondering why we happen to be in this far away place. We came to help with a developing university called The American Campus. It is under the direction of a man who grew up here but now lives in Utah, together with many American backers including USU, DSU, and 3 other universities.

We were planning to teach classes here starting this month, but the work here is stalled and somewhat in disarray. The hardworking staff here have encountered problems like unsuitable classroom space, delays in local program approvals, lack of equipment and furniture, changes in plans by enrolled students, etc etc etc . . . which has left us without classes to teach, but on the bright side gives us more time to see the beautiful countryside and visit the beach!

Current plans are to support the ongoing development, teach some short courses, develop degree programs for January semester, and meanwhile help where we can in the 3 small branches here in the Mauritius District of the Madagascar Mission. What could be better?