Koba (sweet)

Koba
Thick, dark brown rolls of koba peanut pate wrapped in banana leaves sold by street vendors in Antananarivo, Madagascar
Type Sweet
Place of origin Madagascar
Main ingredients Ground peanuts, brown sugar and rice flour
Kobrandravina being sliced in Madagascar

Koba is a sweet made from ground peanuts, brown sugar and rice flour. Koba hawkers are common in many Asian countries, and it is a traditional food of Madagascar (where it is also known as kobandravina), especially in the highlands. In marketplaces and gas stations one may find vendors selling koba akondro, a sweet made by wrapping a batter of ground peanuts, mashed bananas, honey and corn flour in banana leaves and steaming or boiling the small cakes until the batter has set.[1]

Variations

Madagascar

Part of the Malagasy cuisine of Madagascar, koba akondro ([kubaˈkundʐʷ]) is sold in marketplaces and gas stations by vendors. It is made by wrapping a batter of ground peanuts, mashed bananas, honey and corn flour in banana leaves and steaming or boiling the small cakes until the batter has set.[1][2] Peanut brittle is also sold.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Weber, Katharine (2010). True Confections. New York: Random House. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-307-39586-3.
  2. ↑ Bradt (2011), p. 312
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