Curries
The correct use and proportion of spices is important in Maldivian cooking to make sure the right flavour is achieved. The spices not only create the flavour, but also the colour, which is just as important.
Maldivian food includes curries that came to the islands from South India and Sri Lanka, but the Maldive people made them all their own. Dhon Riha or Maldivian Tuna Curry is a favourite. It is eaten with roshi or rice.