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Dining options include eating out at some of the in-house restaurants in the big hotels to small street side cafes and restaurants. The French influence is evident in a few elegant restaurants in and the native flavour can be savoured in smaller establishments that churn out local delicacies. Elegant French dishes are served at the island's finest restaurants and hotels, catering mostly for foreign tourists. Madagascar is famous for its fresh seafood, particularly its wonderful seafood salad platters seasoned with and limejuice. The melting pot of African, Arabic, French and Indian styles, Malagasy uses plenty of to create a fragrant, rich and exotic new cuisine. The Malagasy cuisine takes full advantage of the country’s rich bounty of fresh fish, fruits and . The standard Malagasy diet is a varied one, usually comprising of heaps of topped with beef, pork, chicken, crab, fish, corn, peanuts and potatoes. Spicy are popular and owe much to the influence of the Indian community. There are numerous discos around the hotels and a few halls that host live shows and films for French speaking visitors and locals and even English speaking visitors can enjoy some good film and cultural shows. To get a taste of Malagasy culture, do attend a Hira Gasy, generally held on Sunday afternoons near the Alliance Francaise in Tana. There are a few discotheques, some with bands and solo musicians in the larger cities. Casinos can be found in the capital Antananarivo and tourist centres of Toamasina and Nosy Bé. Most towns have cinemas and theatres, and touring theatre and dance troupes perform throughout the country.

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