There are many open-air markets in Mauritius. They are an exciting experience with new scents and smells, lots of yelling and noise, bright colors and beautiful offerings. These are the place to get the best produce in Mauritius. It is of high quality with hundreds of farmers trying to convince you that their items are the best. Some of the markets are massive, with literally hundreds of vendors.
There are so many new tropical fruits available here — litchis, passionfruit, papayas, and others are widely available and so tasty! Many vegetables are not like those at home. Some actually don't taste good, like the bitter gourd, but people eat them because they think these are good for their health.
Markets usually have street food stands available to give you a quick and inexpensive meal. They usually offer fried foods and wrapped items. Dholl puri and roti are very popular wrapped meals, filled with meats or beans, vegetables, and sauces. Gateau piment is a fried ball of dough with a touch of the spicy piment peppers that are so popular here. Piment is consumed with nearly every meal and it gives foods a deliciously spicy taste, similar to jalapenos.
