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Habobo

Zebu milk soured until thick and tart, eaten with rice or sugar

Madagascar Cheese & dairy Vegetarian

Your guide, Chef Baku
Drawn, not photographed Updated September 2026
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History

Made on the Malagasy highlands by leaving milk to curdle in a covered pot, a farm food sold at Antananarivo markets.

Frequently asked questions

What is Habobo?

Habobo is a cheese & dairy from Madagascar: zebu milk soured until thick and tart, eaten with rice or sugar. Made on the Malagasy highlands by leaving milk to curdle in a covered pot, a farm food sold at Antananarivo markets.

Made with

milkyoghurt

Cooked

fermented

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The atlas would have to match every ingredient to a food-composition database before it could publish a figure, and an estimate is not worth having if someone is counting on it.

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