Romazava

Romazava is a Malagasy broth or stew made with meat and leafy greens. Globe Reporters’ account from Antananarivo describes it as a pot-au-feu with greens and cassava leaves, placing it alongside ravitoto among the country’s familiar dishes. Where ravitoto uses pounded leaves, romazava keeps its greens in a broth with pieces of meat.^[1]

Satsou Charles’s published family recipe uses beef with brèdes mafana, garlic, onion, ginger and tomato. The beef is browned with the aromatics, covered with water and simmered before the washed greens are added for further cooking. Charles identifies this as the version his father made and notes differences between northern and southern Madagascar.^[2]