Langouste à la vanille
Lobster in vanilla cream sauce
Think of it as: Like lobster thermidor that smells like crème brûlée
Vanilla on lobster? Bold move, Comoros.
What does it taste like?
Sweet lobster meat in rich cream with a floral vanilla aroma, but not sugary.
SweetSpicySourSaltyFunkSmellTextureSpringy and tender
What is it?
Spiny lobster served in a vanilla-scented cream sauce. The Comoros grow some of the world's vanilla, and they use it in savory cooking too.
How locals eat it
A special-occasion dish eaten with rice or bread.
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🇰🇲Comoros
CapitalMoroni
Populationabout 880,000estimate (unverified)
IndustriesVanilla, Ylang-ylang (perfume oil), Cloves
HelloBonjour (French)
CurrencyComorian franc
Fun factA top producer of ylang-ylang for perfume, nicknamed the Perfume Islands; living coelacanths have been found in its waters.
The flag🇰🇲 Four stripes and four stars for the four islands; the green field and crescent for Islam.
From Tokyoabout 11,340 kmstraight line, Tokyo to Moroni
Getting there20+ hours with connectionsrough guide
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Ingredients
- 2 spiny lobsters
- 1 vanilla bean
- 200ml heavy cream
- 30g butter
- 1/4 onion
- 50ml white wine
- Salt and pepper
Can't find it? Large shrimp or frozen lobster tails work.
How to make it (one way)
- Halve the lobsters and grill in butter or boil
- Sweat finely chopped onion in butter
- Add wine and reduce a little
- Add cream and the split vanilla bean and simmer
- Season and spoon over the lobster