Romazava
Tongue-tingling greens and beef soup
Think of it as: Like a beef and greens soup with a Sichuan-pepper buzz
Your tongue tingles. Is this soup electric?
What does it taste like?
Savory beef broth with fresh greens and a tingly, numbing kick.
SweetSpicySourSaltyFunkSmellTextureSoft greens, tender meat
What is it?
A Malagasy national soup of beef and several kinds of greens. It's known for a strange leaf that makes your tongue tingle, "brèdes mafana" (paracress).Source: Wikipedia
How locals eat it
Poured over a big mound of white rice. Madagascar eats lots of rice, and the sides are there to go with it.
Watch it
EnglishTap to play (YouTube)Where is it from?
🇲🇬Madagascar
CapitalAntananarivo
Populationabout 33.5 millionestimate (unverified)
IndustriesFarming (vanilla, rice), Fishing, Mining (nickel)
Famous peopleRanavalona IIIThe last queen of the Kingdom of Madagascar
HelloSalama
CurrencyAriary
And JapanMuch of the vanilla sold in Japan comes from Madagascar.
Fun factAbout 90% of its wildlife is found nowhere else.
The flag🇲🇬 White is purity, red is sovereignty, and green is hope.
From Tokyoabout 11,410 kmstraight line, Tokyo to Antananarivo
Getting thereabout 20 hours from Tokyo (with transfers)rough guide
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🇲🇬 Sounds & life in Madagascar
Manao ahoanaHello（Salama）
Latin alphabet
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Anthem"Oh, Our Beloved Fatherland" (Ry Tanindrazanay malala ô!)
MusicSalegy Island dance music in a fast 6/8 beat
Listen on YouTube SportRugby World HeritageTsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve and more National animalRing-tailed lemur FestivalFamadihana (around July-September, a ritual of rewrapping ancestors' bones and dancing)
MusicSalegy Island dance music in a fast 6/8 beat
Listen on YouTube SportRugby World HeritageTsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve and more National animalRing-tailed lemur FestivalFamadihana (around July-September, a ritual of rewrapping ancestors' bones and dancing)
Ingredients
- Beef 500 g
- Leafy greens (spinach, mustard greens, etc.) 2 bunches
- Paracress (brèdes mafana) 1 bunch
- Tomatoes 2
- Onion 1
- Garlic 2 cloves
- Ginger 1 knob
- Salt, a pinch
Can't find it? Paracress is sometimes sold as "toothache plant" or "Spilanthes" seedlings. Without it, a little Sichuan pepper adds the tingle.
How to make it (one way)
- Cut the beef into chunks and brown in oil
- Add onion, garlic, ginger and tomato and fry
- Add water and simmer about 1 hour until the meat is tender
- Add the chopped greens and paracress and simmer 10 minutes
- Season with salt and serve with white rice