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This is a list of notable Sri Lankan sweets and desserts. Sri Lanka is well known throughout South Asia for sweets and desserts originating from there. Desserts are usually served as part of main meals, whereas sweets are consumed at tea times. Many Sri Lankan desserts and sweets contain domestic spices, jaggery and kithul (Caryota urens ...
The cake was introduced by the Portuguese but has evolved into a confectionery unique to Sri Lanka. [4] [5] The original recipe of Bolo Fiado dates back to the 16th century, when the Portuguese controlled the coastal areas of the country. [6] Its name has Portuguese origins, bolo is Portuguese for cake, and folhado meaning a leaf or sheet. [7]
Love cake or Bolo di Amor, is a type of semolina cake eaten in Sri Lanka on special occasions. [1] They are often baked for cultural celebrations such as Christmas , [ 2 ] birthdays and weddings, served wrapped in gold paper for guests to eat or take home.
Ritzbury originally started in 1991 as number four in Sri Lanka's chocolate market. By 2006 it had beaten Kandos (Ceylon Chocolates) to the number two spot, with a 21% market share [8] (although still behind, market leader, Edna Group's 42% share). In 2010 it had become Sri Lanka's number one chocolate producer, [14] with a 47.2% market share. [15]
Bolo fiado - A Portuguese-style layer cake; Bibikkan - A rich, cake-like sweet made from grated coconut, coconut treacle, and wheat flour. It is a specialty of coastal areas. Kokis - A savoury crispy biscuit-like dish made from rice flour and coconut milk. Pushnambu / Wandu Appa - A rich, cake-like sweet made from coconut treacle and wheat flour.
Bibikkan is believed to have been introduced to Sri Lanka by the Portuguese, who colonised the coastal areas of the island in 1505 and remained until 1658. [5] Goan Catholics serve a similar dish called Bebinca, [6] which is almost identical to Bibingka, a traditional Filipino rice flour cake made with coconut milk, which is served on Christmas Day. [7]
Breudher, also known as Brueder or Bloeder (pronounced as broo-dhuh), is a traditional Sri Lankan Dutch Burgher buttery yeast cake, baked in a fluted mould. [1] [2] [3] A variation, Bleuda, Kueh Bleuda or Kue Bludder is also found in the Malacca Dutch Eurasian community and in Kochi, a city in the south-west of India.
Sri Lanka: A cake made of shredded coconut, jaggery and semolina and a mixture of spices; it is commonly prepared and consumed in celebration of festive and religious occasions. Bibingka: Philippines: A traditional rice cake from the Philippines made with ground glutinous rice and coconut milk. Bienenstich (Bee Sting) Germany