World Cuisines

Koba

Madagascar

The banana-leaf cake: koba — a dense, sweet slab of ground rice, peanuts and bananas (or honey), wrapped in banana leaves and slow-cooked — the snack of markets and journeys. Ingredients: rice flour, peanuts, bananas or honey, brown sugar, banana leaves.

What it is

The banana-leaf cake: koba — a dense, sweet slab of ground rice, peanuts and bananas (or honey), wrapped in banana leaves and slow-cooked — the snack of markets and journeys. Ingredients: rice flour, peanuts, bananas or honey, brown sugar, banana leaves. Recipe: 1) Mix a thick batter of flour, crushed peanuts and banana. 2) Wrap in banana leaves; tie. 3) Steam or boil for hours until firm and dark. 4) Slice cold. Serve: as a market snack and travel food. Flavor: nutty, caramel, dense. History: koba (koba akondro with banana) is the highlands' portable sweetness — Antananarivo's markets stack them like bricks. See also: Romazava, Ravitoto.

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