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Nutritional Values

🔥600kcal
💪50gProtein
🌾10gCarbs
🥑32gFat
🌿2gFibre
⚖️400 gServing

* Per serving · 400 g. May vary.

Roussette

How to order / say it
Say it Roussette — [Roo-set]
Order I'll have the Roussette, please.
Locally Je vais prendre la Roussette, s'il vous plaît.
Say locally

A savory stew made from flying fox bats.

Why try it?

Roussette offers a rare taste of island biodiversity and heritage, giving insight into the hunting traditions and unusual ingredients that characterize the region's historic diet.

How it tastes

The meat has a gamey, rich flavor, often compared to rabbit, with a tender texture. The stew is aromatic with spices, balancing the strong flavor of the bat.

Origin & History — first documented: 1895

Utilized by the indigenous Kanak for centuries in their diet, the consumption of flying foxes became a culinary hallmark of Noumea in the late 1800s, known for its adventurous eaters.

Recipe

Ingredients

  • 🥩 1 kg flying fox bat
  • 🧄 100 g onion
  • 🧂 10 g ginger
  • 🧄 10 g garlic
  • 🧂 5 g pepper
  • 🥣 500 ml broth

Method

  1. 1 Clean and prepare the flying fox bat.
  2. 2 Brown with onions and garlic.
  3. 3 Stew in broth with spices.

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