Koba (sweet)

Thick, dark brown rolls of koba peanut pate wrapped in banana leaves sold by street vendors in Antananarivo, Madagascar

Kobrandravina being sliced in Madagascar

Koba is a sweet made from ground peanuts, brown sugar and rice flour. Koba hawkers are common in many Asian countries, and is a traditional food of Madagascar (where it is also known as kobindravina), especially in the highlands. In marketplaces and gas stations one may find vendors selling koba akondro, a sweet made by wrapping a batter of ground peanuts, mashed bananas, honey and corn flour in banana leaves and steaming or boiling the small cakes until the batter has set.^[1]

Variations

Madagascar

Part of the Malagasy cuisine of Madagascar, koba akondro ([kubaˈkundʐʷ]) is sold in marketplaces and gas stations by vendors. It is made by wrapping a batter of ground peanuts, mashed bananas, honey and corn flour in banana leaves and steaming or boiling the small cakes until the batter has set.^[1][2] Peanut brittle is also sold.

References

1. Weber, Katharine (2010). True Confections. New York: Random House. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-307-39586-3.
2. Bradt (2011), p. 312

External links

• Instructional video of koba akondro preparation