Like most world destinations, Madagascar has a way of celebrating the New Year, such a special moment. Thus among the Malagasy, it is customary to serve the famous “feast”, a menu at 7 ingredients.

“An old delicacy” is a reference to abundance, the opportunity to eat as much as you want and without restriction. For the story, the “feast” was served to the kings and queens of Madagascar. Of ” poultry and pork ” (turkey or goose and pork), ” Amalona and pork ” (eel and pork), “varanga” (boneless zebu fillet cooked for a long time in water to obtain a sort of pâté), ” dried beef ” (meat beef cooked without adding any spices or condiments) and ” beef and beans ” (veal with beans), were choice menus.

The famous “it's clear” very popular among the Malagasy and tourists accompanies these dishes. This is a broth made with beef., de la brède du gigembre et de l'”sore throat”, cooked together over low heat for at least 1 hour 30.

And for dessert, the Malagasy especially prefer the famous “leaf powder” a very succulent typically Malagasy cake. This dessert is made from sweet peanut paste and surrounded with rice flour, then surrounded by banana leaves, that was cooked for 48 hours before being served hot or cold.

Today, several hotel establishments on the Big Island offer “feast” on the New Year's menu. Among Malagasy families, if the seven royal dishes are not retained, it is always customary to serve different very succulent dishes on January 1st. And the Malagasy know very well how to concoct local products and make a real feast out of them.…

Source http://www.madagascar-tourisme.com/fr/toutes-les-actualites-/861-madagascar-a-table-au-nouvel-an-decouvrez-le-fameux-qhanim-pitolohaq