Madagascar is a wonderful island flavor. His specialties, sweet or savory, come in several varieties. Among the sweet dishes face the Koba ravina. Prepared rice flour and pistachio, This sweet snack is served as a snack or dessert. You find anywhere in the country. Its flavor very pronounced when you taste the pistachio stuffed in rice paste out the.
The word "Koba" means paste and "ravina" means leaves. In other words, to cook the cake or cakes these, preparing rice paste in which you introduce coarsely ground peanuts. Ensuite, you tie up the whole in banana leaves or "longoza" (you have certainly heard of this plant in cosmetology Dior operates to derive essential oil).
By region, there are two kinds of Koba ravina : patties and cake. Coastal areas usually pancakes. The cake is rather the highlands specialty. The principle is however the same. Failing banana leaves, stoves East Coast including Mananjary use the leaves of longoza. Backcountry, especially in the highlands, Koba the ravina replaces the cake. It then appears as a huge roast tied, in a cylindrical shape, long about a meter.
The delicious Koba ravina is a delight for young and old. You can not resist, It's certain !