Comoros Going Out

Food and Drink

Restaurants serve good food with spiced sauces and rice-based dishes.

Things to know:
There may be restrictions on drink within Muslim circles.

National specialities:

• Cassava.
• Plantain.
• Couscous.
• Barbecued goat meat.
• Seafood.

Tipping
: Normally 10%.

Shopping

Comoran products can be purchased at Moroni on Ngazidja (Grande Comore). These include gold, pearl and shell jewellery, woven cloth, embroidered skull-caps (koffia) and slippers, carved chests, panels and portes-croix (lecterns), pottery and basketry. Most items can be bought in the villages where they are made.

Shopping hours: Mon-Sat 0830-1200 and 1500-1830 (often shops remain open until later).
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