Mas Huni
Hand-mixed tuna and coconut breakfast
Think of it as: Like a tuna salad that swapped the mayo for fresh coconut
Tuna for breakfast. Island rules.
What does it taste like?
Sweet coconut, salty tuna and a little chilli kick.
SweetSpicySourSaltyFunkSmellTextureMoist with a fresh crunch
What is it?
Tuna, grated coconut, onion and chilli, squished together by hand. It's the classic Maldivian breakfast, wrapped up in thin flatbread called roshi.Source: Wikipedia
How locals eat it
Eaten at breakfast, wrapped in warm roshi flatbread, with a cup of sweet black tea.
Watch it
More videos on YouTubeWhere is it from?
🇲🇻Maldives
CapitalMalé
Populationabout 530,000estimate (unverified)
IndustriesTourism, Fishing (skipjack and tuna)
HelloAssalaamu alaikum (Dhivehi)
CurrencyRufiyaa
And JapanDuring the 2004 tsunami, a Japanese-funded seawall helped protect the capital, Malé.
Fun factWith an average height of about 1.5 m above sea level, it's often called the world's lowest country.
The flag🇲🇻 Red for those who defended the nation, green for peace and prosperity, and the white crescent for Islam.
From Tokyoabout 7,590 kmstraight line, Tokyo to Malé
Getting thereabout 12 hours+ (with a connection)rough guide
✈ Check cheap flights Best timeThe drier months from December to April are best. Also tryGarudhiya (tuna broth)Hedhikaa (short eats)
✈ Check cheap flights Best timeThe drier months from December to April are best. Also tryGarudhiya (tuna broth)Hedhikaa (short eats)
🇲🇻 Sounds & life in Maldives
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MusicBodu beru Big drums, call-and-response singing and dancing
Listen on YouTube SportFootball (soccer) National animalYellowfin tuna National flowerPink rose FestivalIndependence Day (July 26)
Ingredients
- 150 g cooked tuna (canned is fine)
- 60 g grated coconut
- 1/2 red onion
- 1 green chilli
- 1/2 lime
- Pinch of salt
Can't find it? Use desiccated coconut rehydrated with a splash of water if fresh coconut isn't available.
How to make it (one way)
- Finely chop the onion and chilli.
- Put them in a bowl with the salt and rub with your fingers until juicy.
- Flake in the tuna.
- Add the coconut and mix well by hand.
- Squeeze over the lime and serve with roshi.
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