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Traditional Sri Lankan rice and curry. Sri Lankan cuisine is known for its particular combinations of herbs, spices, fish, vegetables, rices, and fruits. The cuisine is highly centered around many varieties of rice, as well as coconut which is a ubiquitous plant throughout the country. Seafood also plays a significant role in the cuisine, be it ...
More and more Sri Lankan chefs across the world are championing Sri Lankan food while defying common misconceptions about the cuisine. Little island, big flavors: Sri Lankan food finally gets its ...
Dosi (Sinhala: දෝසි, Tamil: தோசி) is a traditional Sri Lankan confectionery, [1] similar in nature to fruit preserves or candied fruit. The dish is prepared by boiling segmented fruit in sugar and allowing it to cool in order for the sugar to crystallise on both the surface and the inside of the fruit.
Lamprais, also spelled "lumprice", "lampraise" or "lumprais", is a Sri Lankan dish that was introduced by the country's Dutch Burgher population. [1] [2] Lamprais is an Anglicised derivative of the Dutch word lomprijst, [3] which loosely translated means a packet or lump of rice, and it is also believed the dish has roots in the Indonesia dish lemper.
Kiribath is an essential dish in Sri Lankan cuisine. It is very commonly served for breakfast on the first day of each month and also has the added significance of being eaten for any auspicious moment throughout one's lifetime which are marking times of transition. [2] [3] It is one of the more renowned traditional dishes in Sri Lanka. [4]
Mallung or mallum (Sinhala: මැල්ලුම්), is a shredded vegetable Sri Lankan dish that comprises lightly cooked/sautéed greens, with fresh coconut and any number of spices and chili. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Mallung is a common condiment and is eaten at almost every meal. [ 3 ]
Thala Guli ('tah-lah 'goo lee) (Sinhala: තල ගුලි) also known as thala bola, gingelly or gingili balls or rolls, are traditional Sri Lankan sweetmeats, made with sesame seeds, salt and jaggery (palm sugar). [1] [2] [3] Thala means sesame in Sinhala and guli or bola refers to whether they are made in the shape of a roll/cylinder or a ...
Lavariya (Sinhala: ලැවරියා) is a popular traditional Sri Lankan sweet dumpling. [1] It is essentially caramelised coconut wrapped in a string hopper (Idiyappam). [2] It is usually served at breakfast or in the afternoon with tea and bananas. [3]