Thursday, September 18, 2008

Seychelles Culture


Seychelles is a man unique mixture of Creole, Indian, Chinese, British and french Bloods. They lead a very simple life, where tourism is closely monitored for the protection of natural charms of the island. The main languages are french, English and Creole. At the first meeting, shaking hands is the usual form of welcome. The Seychelles are friendly people open, recharge clients in their homes. It is a common gesture of presenting a gift, if somebody home visit.

The Seychelles is famous for its Creole cuisine, which is marked by french, African, Chinese, English and Indian cuisine. While the basic food is fish and rice; careful blend of spices is an important feature and much use is made of coconut milk and breadfruit. The culinary specialties are the daube (a sweet sauce); rougaille, (tomato sauce); carii Coco (a sweet meat or fish curry with cream of coconut); bernique curry, salad palm ( " heart "of the coconut also known as" Millionaire's salad ") and brèdes, a local variant of spinach. There is a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, including melon, guava, lychee, aubergines and pumpkins. A popular drink is Seybrew, a style of lager German, the local on the island. Various local tea mixes, the sample on the center of tea house on the island of Mahe. Kellner service is the norm in most restaurants and advice are typically 5 -10% of the bill.

There are a variety of shops with a number of gifts from local crafts as Batik, Table Mats on jewellery and ornaments green snail shells. Shops are open on weekdays from 0800-1700 and 0900-1200 Saturday.

There is little nightlife in the Seychelles, but you can enjoy an evening of local music (camtolet) accompanied by SAGA dance. Otherwise, some major hotels to maintain the barbecue dinner and dancing. Dress code is light, while men are encouraged to wear "long" trousers 18.00hrs in most hotels.

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