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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 fresh fish or preserved fish.
Kiribath (Sinhala: කිරිබත්) is a traditional Sri Lankan dish made from rice. It is prepared by cooking rice with coconut milk, hence this name, and can be considered a form of rice cake or rice pudding. [1] Kiribath is an essential dish in Sri Lankan cuisine. It is very commonly served for breakfast on the first day of each month ...
Deshabandu Dr. Themmadurage Pabilis Silva : Sinhala: පබිලිස් සිල්වා; (born 24 April 1936) is a Sri Lankan chef and television personality. Considered as an icon in Sri Lankan cuisine, Silva has the honor of taking Sri Lankan Sinhala food to the international arena and his recipes are famous all around the world. [ 1]
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 boli refers to whether they are made in the shape of a roll/cylinder or a ...
Avocado Cream. Avocado, sugar, cream. Household dessert often offered in restaurants. 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.
Media: Kevum. Kevum or Kavum (Sinhala: කැවුම්) is a deep-fried Sri Lankan sweet made from rice flour and kithul (sugar-palm) treacle, with a number of variants adding additional ingredients. It is also known as oil cake. Kevum is traditionally given and consumed during celebrations of Sinhala and Tamil New Year. [1]
Kiri hodi ( Sinhala: කිරි හොදි ), which literally translates to milk curry, is a popular and traditional Sri Lankan fragrant coconut milk gravy. [1] Made using a few basic ingredients, this dish is traditionally served hot alongside pol sambola (a coconut relish) or idiyappam (rice noodles). [2] Vegetables and fish can be added ...
Lavariya. 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]