| Koba | |
| Country: | Madagascar |
| Creators: | --> |
| Type: | Cake |
| Main Ingredient: | Ground peanuts, brown sugar and rice flour |
| Serving Size: | 100 g |
Koba is a sweet made from ground peanuts, brown sugar and rice flour. It is a traditional food of Madagascar (where it is also known as koba ravina or kobandravina), 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]
Part of the Malagasy cuisine of Madagascar, koba akondro (in Malagasy pronounced as /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.[2] Peanut brittle is also sold.