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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