Unfortunately, due to the acute Covid-related illness from this past November and on-going "Long Covid" recovery, Taste of Mauritius' small business services have been put on hold until further notice. Know that our Taste of Mauritius Spices however continue to be available at the usual locations in NS (all retailers listed our Spices Page). Please make sure to follow our social media pages (FB + IG links in above) for all news & updates. Thank you all very much for your on-going support & positive messages sent our way. Wishing you all well. Do continue to stay safe & healthy. ~Malini, Owner/Founder

GâTEAUX PIMENTS

aka Chili Bites in English is made with yellow split peas, plenty of
fresh herbs and spices. Quintessential Mauritian Street Food and
nothing tastes like it really! A popular request for gatherings & events
as it is THE perfect appetizer - crunchy outside, and soft inside!

MAURITIAN NIGHTS IN NOVA SCOTIA

From the ambience to the hors d’oeuvres, lavish spread of different
buffet-style dinner dishes, desserts, drinks, music and traditional
Mauritian Sega Dance Performance, this annual event serves as a
culture-sharing experience as well as a opportunity to “give back”.
Sponsored annually by Air Mauritius & La Pointe Villas, Mauritius.

Event CATERING

Looking for something absolutely amazing, exotic, unique and creative
with flavours that will have your guests talking? Then you've come to
the right spot for your event! Our authentic Mauritian dishes as well as
island-inspired creations are known for the unique fusion of flavours
and freshness, just the way you would find if you were in Mauritius.

MEALS-TO-GO

Did you know? Over a dozen different dishes of ours,
mostly curries, made fresh, can now be found at
in the frozen section at several retailers in NS:
• Organic Earth Market (Halifax)
• Noggins Santé Centre (Bedford)
• Luminate Co. Wellness Market (Bedford)
• Cavicchi's Meats (Tantallon)
• The Kiwi Café (Chester)

OUR SPICE-LINE

ALL 7 of our spice-blends are 100% all NATURAL
and all freshly-made right here in Nova Scotia.
Find the Taste of Mauritius Spices at:

NOVA SCOTIA
• Pete's Fine Foods (Halifax & Bedford)
• Sawadee Tea House (Halifax)
• Organic Earth Market (Halifax)
• Bedford Basin Farmers Market (Bedford)
• Noggins Santé Centre (Bedford)
• Luminate Co. Wellness Market (Bedford)
• Cavicchi's Meats (Tantallon)
• The Kiwi Café (Chester)

MAURITIAN BLACK LENTILS FRICASSÉE

Every Thursday at Cortado Tasting Room in Bedford, NS, our incredibly
popular and well-loved Mauritian Black Lentils is served on site there
and even for take-out! Be sure to check this fantastic place out!

CUSTOM CATERING

Looking for amazing, exotic, unique and creative with flavours that
will have your guests talking? Then you've come to the right spot!
Our authentic Mauritian dishes as well as island-inspired creations
are known for the unique fusion of flavours and freshness, essentially
just the way you would find if you were in Mauritius.

MAURITIAN CURRIES

Our authentic, flavourful, freshly-made from absolute scratch curries
(right down to the individual spice-blends made just before cooking)
is what got Taste of Mauritius noticed here in Nova Scotia years ago!
The aromas and flavours will all speak for themselves...

OUR SPICE-LINE

It is thanks to our catering clientele's multiple asks to have our
inherited family blends for their own home-cooking, that our
freshly-made spice-blends, for many of our dishes, can be found at
a growing number of retailers in NS! The spice-blends available are:

KORMA • VINDALOO • CURRY MADRAS MASALA • GARAM MASALA •
TANDOORI • PICKLING SPICE "Achard & Vindaye" • BUTTER CHICKEN

MAURITIAN CUISINE
"DEMO & DINNER"

An opportunity to travel to Mauritius, hear about the island, watch the
dish(es) cooked in front of you, before you enjoy the meal itself! It's an
opportunity to experience a piece of our beautiful multi-ethnic tropical
island half-way across the world here in Nova Scotia, Canada.

GâTEAUX NAPOLITAINES

"... a happy encounter" between two crumbly shortbread-like biscuits
with a layer of raspberry jelly in between, all covered in a light coating
of pomegranate fondant icing. The Mauritian Gâteau Napolitaine – an
absolutely unique and sublime pastry. Available for catering events.

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What everyone in Nova Scotia, Canada, is saying about our food & spice-line

  • “Completely wowed by the dish's elegance and layered flavours, especially the smooth cilantro finish.”Customer from Bangalore (India), living in NS, about our Chickpea Curry
  • “Made Chicken Korma for this Mother's day with Taste of Mauritius Spices! Tastes divine!”Manjula Darmalingum - Taste of Mauritius Spices customer in Quebec
  • “A huge thank you to Malini for an absolutely fabulous and delicious catered birthday celebration last night! Everything was prepared to perfection!”Beth - A catered birthday dinner party
  • “Thank you for our delicious lunch. It was delightful. We can already see the name over your restaurant: Mauritius.”John & Donna - Our Friday Takeaway order
  • “For supper tonight made this Maple Glazed Chicken in Curry Cream with Penn (recipe from the Prince George Hotel) using Taste of Mauritius Curry Madras Masala spice-blend (and a vegetarian version with tempeh for me). OMG - Yum!!!! Thanks Malini!”Twila Creaser - Taste of Mauritius Spices customer in Nova Scotia
  • “Who thought having lived always in India, I would eat my best yellow daal in a corner place in Halifax.”Bernard DSilva - Customer who enjoyed our Punjabi-Style Dhal at Sawadee Tea House in Halifax
  • “Made Chicken Tandoori on the barbecue for guests last night using Taste of Mauritius Tandoori spice. Super good. (I had to borrow the pic from another of Malini's happy customers - we were too busy eating to remember to take a pic)! ”Denise Hansen - Taste of Mauritius Spices customer in NS
  • “Last night's meal was truly a feast!!! We absolutely loved it and our guests were so excited about every bite! Your amazing use of colour and flavour made our meal an experience. We got rave reviews from all. Cannot thank you enough!”Lee Anne & Jon - A catered private dinner club event
  • “Just enjoyed a Taste of Mauritius catering by Malini Veerassamy MacDonald! It blew us all away and was so tasty! I'd recommend her catering any day! Thanks Malini! We are all stuffed!”Johanne MacDonald - A catered corporate lunch event for RBC
  • “Wish I had 'smell-o-vision'. This Indian Dal will have all my neighbours at the door and it was so quick to make. Loving the Taste of Mauritius spice-blends! Taste of Mauritius Spices every time now!”Tracy Mckeown - Taste of Mauritius Spices 1st time customer in Nova Scotia
  • “... thinking of doing a coconut curry tomorrow. Already did the Vindaloo and Chicken Korma! The family is beginning to like me doing the cooking!”David MacDonald - Taste of Mauritius Spices New Brunswick customer

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