Mauritius street food tour: Delicious, exotic treats around Port-Louis. By Ute Junker. ... on Mauritius, the traditional filling of red bean paste is replaced with black lentil paste ...

William Girard, chef of La Goélette, in Grand Baie, Mauritius. VIRGINIE TENNANT In his travelogue Following the Equator (1897), Mark Twain recounted the legend that heaven is based on Mauritius.