About the dish
Romazava is one of the best-known Malagasy laoka, the dishes eaten with rice. It is a brothy stew of zebu beef, sometimes with pork or chicken as well, cooked with tomatoes, onion, garlic and ginger and finished with a generous amount of greens. The key leaves are brèdes mafana, from a plant that makes the tongue tingle and go slightly numb, alongside others such as spinach or mustard greens. The sauce is thin, so romazava is spooned over a mound of rice that soaks up the broth. It is cooked both for everyday meals and for family gatherings.
Main ingredients
- beef
- brèdes mafana (paracress)
- spinach or other greens
- tomatoes
- onion
- ginger
- garlic
Madagascar: Often described as Madagascar’s national dish.
More: Wikipedia (en)
