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Arrack is a distilled alcoholic drink typically produced in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia, made from the fermented sap of coconut flowers or sugarcane, and also with grain (e.g. red rice) or fruit depending upon the country of origin. It is sometimes spelled arak, [1] or simply referred to as 'rack or 'rak. [2]
Heen naran (Citrus crenatifolia), is a tangerine native to Sri Lanka, having very small, moderately oblate to obconical, deep orange fruit with a thin, moderately loose rind. The flesh is somewhat coarse-grained, dry, and acidic, but becomes edible at full maturity.
Palm wine, known by several local names, is an alcoholic beverage created from the sap of various species of palm trees such as the palmyra, date palms, and coconut palms. [1] [2] It is known by various names in different regions and is common in various parts of Africa, the Caribbean, South America, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Micronesia.
SMAK is a popular and one of the largest beverage, natural fruit juice, fruit preserves, snack and dairy products brand in Sri Lanka. The brand is owned by Country Style Foods Private Limited and was established in 1981. The company holds over 70% market share in non-carbonated beverages category in Sri Lanka. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Kirala (Lumnitzera littorea) fruit milk Kirala fruits, treacle A dessert drink popular in southern Sri Lanka. Kithul flour pudding Kithul flour, coconut milk, jaggery or sugar, spices A popular dessert among Sinhalese people, offered in some small restaurants. Wood apple milk Wood apple, coconut milk, sugar A very popular dessert drink.
Caryota urens is a species of flowering plant in the palm family, native to Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar and Malaysia (perhaps elsewhere in Indo-Malayan region), where they grow in fields and rainforest clearings, it is regarded as introduced in Cambodia. [2] [3] The epithet urens is Latin for "stinging
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The fruit of the taxa is well known in Sri Lanka. [6] Pickled Ceylon olives are eaten as popular street food within the country. It is also used as a part of indigenous medical treatments and as a part of local cuisine. Use of the plant is recorded historically in India, the fruit was believed to ward off evil spirits and omens. [3]