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Top food to try in Malé

6 dishes to eat in Malé, what is in them, and where they belong.

Last updated 2026-08-11

1. Mas huni

Mas huni
Photo: Xavier Romero-Frias · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Shredded smoked tuna with coconut, onion and chilli, eaten with roshi flatbread at breakfast.

2. Garudhiya

Garudhiya
Photo: Mohamed Ishan at en.wikipedia · Public domain · source

A clear tuna broth with rice, lime and chilli — the everyday meal.

3. Hedhikaa

Hedhikaa
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Short eats: fried fish savouries taken with tea in the afternoon.

4. Rihaakuru

Rihaakuru
Photo: Mohamed Ishan · Public domain · source

A thick brown tuna paste used as a condiment, intensely savoury.

5. Fihunu mas

Fihunu mas
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Whole reef fish scored, rubbed with chilli paste and grilled.

6. Raa

Raa
Photo: Bernt Rostad · CC BY 2.0 · source

Toddy tapped from the palm crown, drunk fresh and sweet.

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