Indulgences

1. Gato patat

   Gato patat (sweet-potato fritter)

   Usage

   Sweet-potato fritter sold at street stalls

   Grammar Note

   "patat" is sweet potato but can also mean a fat person. Wikipedia writes "Gato patates"

2. Samousa

   Samousa (small filled pastry)

   Usage

   Small triangular fried pastry bought from stalls

   Grammar Note

   Dictionary "samusa" and Wiktionary "samousa"; spelling converted from the dictionary (LPT) form to the official AKM orthography

3. Biskwi manyok

   Cassava biscuit

   Usage

   Hard sweet biscuit made from cassava flour, good with tea

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary lists "biskwi manyok" (manioc biscuit); "manyok" is cassava

4. Glason rape

   Grated flavoured ice

   Usage

   Grated ice with syrup on a stick, sold from street carts

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary lists "glason rape" (grated, flavoured ice on a stick)

5. Kokopike

   Kokopike (grated-ice lolly)

   Usage

   Ice lolly made of grated ice

   Grammar Note

   Dictionary "kokopike" (grated ice lolly)

6. Gulabjamunn

   Gulab jamun

   Usage

   Round fried sweet soaked in syrup, a celebration treat

   Grammar Note

   Dictionary "gulabjamunn" (sweet cake); spelling as in the dictionary

7. Rasgula

   Rasgulla

   Usage

   White round cheese dumpling in syrup

   Grammar Note

   Dictionary "rasgula" (kind of dessert)

8. Alwa

   Alwa (sweet jelly cake)

   Usage

   Soft, jelly-like sweet

   Grammar Note

   Dictionary "alwa"; the dictionary also has "halwa", so the spelling varies

9. Kanzi

   Candy

   Usage

   Hard sugar candy

   Grammar Note

   Dictionary "kanzi" (candy, sugar candy)

10. Gajak

    Gajak (snack)

    Usage

    Light snack eaten with tea or drinks

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary and Wiktionary "gajak"; as an adjective the dictionary also gives "easy"

11. Pistas bwi

    Boiled peanuts

    Usage

    Peanuts boiled in the shell, a salty snack

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary lists "pistas bwi" (boiled peanuts); spelling as in the dictionary

12. Poutou

    Poutou (steamed rice cake)

    Usage

    Steamed rice-flour cake from Sino-Mauritian stalls

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary "putu" (kind of rice cake; also a hair bun) written "poutou". spelling converted from the dictionary (LPT) form to the official AKM orthography

13. Nuga

    Nougat

    Usage

    Hard confection of sugar and nuts

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary "nuga" (nougat)

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