While most people in Malé buy Hedhika from local bake shops and tea shops, women in the islands still spend their post-lunch hours making Hedhika from scratch and preparing for the afternoon tea feast. For instance, neighboring India’s samosas are only slightly different from the local favorite, Bajiya. While several items have been born out of the early Maldivians’ need to be self-sufficient, some recipes share striking similarities to British and Indian teatime treats such as samosa and scones. These delicacies are often made with tuna, coconut, and spices – ingredients readily available from the tropical island nation, which is surrounded by the ocean and have palm trees in abundance.
Maldivians usually have tea with short eats, or Hedhika as they are called in the local Dhivehi language. Just as adults enjoy their cuppa, afternoon tea has also become festive for children because of local snacks as well as delicious sweets and pastries. It is a time set aside to spend some time with families, neighbors or friends. Households and families still consider tea an essential part of the daily routine. This is perhaps most evident from the local tradition of afternoon tea, or ‘Haveeru Sai’ as it’s known amongst the locals. The Royal Air Force had an air base on the island of Gan in the southernmost Addu Atoll from 1957 to 1967, during the Second World War.ĭespite the Brits leaving the islands over half a century ago, remnants of their culture and traditions live on amongst the locals. Never in the history of the Maldives was it directly ruled by the British, but the island nation was a British protectorate for 77 years. The Maldives, a group of islands scattered in the middle of nowhere, is no exception.
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