A delicious adventure through our Creole cuisine! |05 November 2026

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A delicious adventure through our Creole cuisine!

By Mandy Bertin

On Sunday afternoon a friend of mine convinced me to accompany her to Marie-Jeanne Estate at the Dimans Kreol Borlanmer activity. Her mission? To get some ladob bannann, the sweet Seychellois delicacy made with ripe bananas, nutmeg, vanilla essence, sugar and coconut milk.

I eventually gave in, and off we went. When we arrived, the stalls were already set up, although the crowd was still relatively small. The afternoon was slowly coming to life, with the atmosphere beginning to pick up as people arrived, browsed the stalls and stopped to see what was on offer.

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