STREET FOOD
What Is a "Sauter"? Mauritian Street Food, Explained
A wok, a fierce flame, fresh bread filled to order: the sauter is the island's favourite lunch. Here is where it comes from — and how we make ours at Chez Boom.
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7am, the First Bread: a Morning at Chez Boom
From the wok heating before dawn to the empty pot at 1pm: an ordinary morning behind the counter of our Grand Baie snack, told straight.
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What Can You Eat in Mauritius for Under Rs 100?
Dholl puri, gato piment, boulettes, filled breads: an honest guide to cheap lunches in Mauritius — at other people's counters as well as ours.
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The Menu du Jour: the Mauritian Canteen, Explained
Rice, beans, meat in sauce, salad: the midday plate is a Mauritian institution. Why it changes every day, and why it is gone before 1pm.
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Snack in Grand Baie: filled breads, sauter and the daily menu at Chez Boom
A counter, a wok, fresh bread filled to order and one pot cooked in the morning. What you eat at Chez Boom, when to come and what it costs.
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Where to eat cheap in Pointe aux Canonniers and Grand Baie
The snack's board, price by price: what you get under Rs 100, what the Rs 250 daily menu changes, and the hour you need to arrive.
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Street food in the north of Mauritius: Grand Baie, Pereybere, Trou aux Biches
The north eats lunch at a counter, not at a table. One snack in Pointe aux Canonniers as the shared canteen of the coast villages, Monday to Friday.
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Menu du jour in Grand Baie: the Mauritian canteen plate at Rs 250
One pot, cooked in the morning, empty before 1pm. What is on the plate, why it changes every day and how to be sure of getting one.
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Eating around training: the snack next to the muay thai gym
One address, two counters, one family: the snack runs 7am to 2pm, the club trains in the evening. How to time your meal around the sessions.
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