Healthy diet in Maldives

by Jun 3, 2020Food & Wine, Maldives

Maldives – exotic jewel of the Indian Ocean, purifies your mind and soul with its beauty. As an extra, comes palette of juicy fruits, fresh vegetables and tasty seafood to complete healthy diet in Maldives, designed for super humans and passionate travelers…

Certainly one of the most desired exotic destinations, Maldives keep its untouched natural charm, combined with fascinating vegetation and ocean’s underwater world. Resorts are competing on comfort, luxury, romantic hidden spots, or unique variety of food delicacies. Main question is how to explore real healthy diet in Maldives? Just try to set your vacation on the island which offers not only hotels and fancy restaurants, but local guest houses, domestic taverns and bars as well. 

That’s how you can keep up with the real life spirit, and feel authentic experience of a destination. One of the first islands in Maldives with this type of offer was Maafushi island,  located only 35min speedboat ride, south from Male, Maldivian capital. Maafushi represents a perfect blend of flavors, colors, mentality of locals and human virtues…

Stunning beauty goes wit healthy Maldivian diet. Beach with palms and blue ocean

Stunning beauty goes wit healthy Maldivian diet

Authentic papaya bite. Jonnie is tasting papaya at the local stand

Authentic papaya bite

Observing locals on Maafushi, one thing comes up instantly: they are perfectly fit, with unique generous and honest smile, while snow white teeth are just another detail showing how Maldivian diet is incredibly good and healthy. First morning, in a 3 star hotel where I stayed with my family, already provided some food answers during breakfast time.

Roshi (right) and Mas Huni (left)

Roshi (right) and Mas Huni (left)

Beside sausages, French toast,  and butter and jam, served to please all the guests, something new and authentic appeared. It’s roshi – a type of dry crepes or a flatbread, fabulous to fill with mashuni – tasty mix of tuna, grated coconut, onions and eventually a few drops of lime juice.

Moreover, this typical breakfast dish became my absolute favorite. Combining it with some fresh tomato or cucumber salad, and I was full of energy to swim even with sharks…

Prawn spicy soup is ready

Prawn spicy soup is ready

Prawns and mussels as a snack

Prawns and mussels as a snack

Day by day, it became so obvious what creates an essential platter of this fairy tale country. Abundance of seafood is stunning, so don’t miss various types of  coral reef fish. Famous yellow – tale, barbecue tuna steak, will bring you to heavens, prawns are perfect for a snack, while grilled lobster completes even fanciest food desire. If you are not a fan of traditional curry based sauce, usually applied even on fish, just inform your master chef on time. That’s how freshness and juices of seafood will be saved just for you.

Diversity of freshly caught reef fish

Diversity of freshly caught reef fish

Not satisfied? Than easily skip to chicken, prepared in greatest imaginable varieties. Buffet dinner will be loaded with chili chicken, chicken curry, at least two types of rice and plenty of salads. Influence of Indian, Sri Lankan and Thai cuisine is magical, including chutneys, sambals, and curry dishes creating, sweet, spicy and sour combination to remember..

Beach, sea food barbecue at night

Beach, sea food barbecue

Simple and delicious fish barbecue, Maafushi Island

Simple and delicious fish barbecue, Maafishi Island

To fuel up this healthy Maldivian diet palette, maybe after swimming or snorkeling, please grab a bowl of incredibly fresh and colorful fruit salad. Expect no dressings or whipped cream, because nature takes care of everything, with delicious pieces of mango, softy and juicy papaya, refreshing pineapples and melons. And every day, do it as locals do,…drink plenty of water.

Me and my son are so ready for the fruit salad

My son and I are so ready for the fruit salad

Missing beer or wine maybe? To answer Why alcohol is impossible to get on a local island, you should switch to another exciting story with Jonnie World Walker. But so far, just try to enjoy this healthy Maldivian food program. It is always pure pleasure to recount these exotic flavors of Maldives, a country, where true value of Islam combined with people’s honest hearts and natural wonderland, makes it simply unreal and untouched.

Simply diversity in all its beauty.

Variety of food in Maldives

Variety of food in Maldives

Notice: article photos are made by Jonnie World Walker team.

Ready to explore more?

Would you like to enter the world of healthy diet in Maldives, from the comfort of your home? The Foodie Recipes, brings you simple and practical video on how roshi with mashuni, traditional Maldivian breakfast can be made for you and your family…

If you are ready to proudly learn, how to prepare most typical Maldivian dishes, this amazing book offers step by step instructions and fabulous photos. Maldivian cuisine is all yours..