Sri Lankan food
Sri Lankan foods are mainly hot & spicy. The main dish is Rice & curry which is consumed daily by most of the people. The Sri Lankans are expert in preparing dishes with seafood especially in coastal area.
The Wikipedia explains Sri Lankan foods as follows.
‘’The cuisine of Sri Lanka draws influence from the colonists and foreign traders. Rice, which is usually consumed daily, can be found at any special occasion, while spicy curries are favorite dishes for dinner and lunch. A very popular alcoholic drink is toddy, made from palm treesap. Arrack is the de-facto distilled national drink. Rice and curry refers to a range of Sri Lankan dishes.’’
The Wikipedia explains Sri Lankan foods as follows.
‘’The cuisine of Sri Lanka draws influence from the colonists and foreign traders. Rice, which is usually consumed daily, can be found at any special occasion, while spicy curries are favorite dishes for dinner and lunch. A very popular alcoholic drink is toddy, made from palm treesap. Arrack is the de-facto distilled national drink. Rice and curry refers to a range of Sri Lankan dishes.’’
Sri Lankan recipes
We can find many recipes in Sri Lankan Culture.The main ethnic groups are Sinhalese,Tamil,Muslims & Burger.Therefore we can find many recipies among each groups.However Rice & curry is the main dish of many Sri Lankans.
Rice
Rice is the main food of the Sri Lankans. Most of the people consume rice as their main meal. Milk rice or ‘kiribath’ is the main food in any special occasion. Other than Plain rice people used to eat ‘yellow rice’, biriyani, lampraise or fried rice depending on the occasion.
Curry
Curry is cooked on the base of coconut milk. It is hot & spicy. Curries are prepared with meat, vegetables or fish adding number of spices & coconut milk. There are plenty of methods to prepare the same fish, meat or vegetable curry.
Sea foods
People of coastal areas are blessed to consume delicious fresh sea food. Fish curry is taken with rice. ‘Ambul Thiyal’ is a popular dish of southern Sri Lanka. Tuna, seer and Para fish are very popular among the natives of Sri Lanka. Prawns & crabs also found in plenty.
Fruits
Many varieties of fruits are available in Sri Lanka. Mangoes, pineapple, water melon, papaya, wood apple, bananas, rambuttan, oranges etc.Some of these fruits are found only in Sri Lanka. Sri Lankans have the habit of having fruit after there main meal
Drinks
Sri Lanka is most popular for its tea .Sri Lanka is one of the topmost producers of tea in the world. Usually, it is consumed with sugar and milk. However 'plain tea' also popular which means tea only with sugar and without milk. Crushed ginger can add more flavors to the tea. The Sri Lankans also drinks coffee.Many cold drinks in Sri Lanka are made of fresh fruit. People also like drinking water of young coconut or king coconut. They have their own alcoholic beverage called Toddy which is made out of palm trees
Other foods
Sri Lankans are fond of Indian food, Chinese food & western food. There are many restaurants providing these foods in Sri Lanka.
You can find Sri Lankan Recipes from Food Corner
Rice
Rice is the main food of the Sri Lankans. Most of the people consume rice as their main meal. Milk rice or ‘kiribath’ is the main food in any special occasion. Other than Plain rice people used to eat ‘yellow rice’, biriyani, lampraise or fried rice depending on the occasion.
Curry
Curry is cooked on the base of coconut milk. It is hot & spicy. Curries are prepared with meat, vegetables or fish adding number of spices & coconut milk. There are plenty of methods to prepare the same fish, meat or vegetable curry.
Sea foods
People of coastal areas are blessed to consume delicious fresh sea food. Fish curry is taken with rice. ‘Ambul Thiyal’ is a popular dish of southern Sri Lanka. Tuna, seer and Para fish are very popular among the natives of Sri Lanka. Prawns & crabs also found in plenty.
Fruits
Many varieties of fruits are available in Sri Lanka. Mangoes, pineapple, water melon, papaya, wood apple, bananas, rambuttan, oranges etc.Some of these fruits are found only in Sri Lanka. Sri Lankans have the habit of having fruit after there main meal
Drinks
Sri Lanka is most popular for its tea .Sri Lanka is one of the topmost producers of tea in the world. Usually, it is consumed with sugar and milk. However 'plain tea' also popular which means tea only with sugar and without milk. Crushed ginger can add more flavors to the tea. The Sri Lankans also drinks coffee.Many cold drinks in Sri Lanka are made of fresh fruit. People also like drinking water of young coconut or king coconut. They have their own alcoholic beverage called Toddy which is made out of palm trees
Other foods
Sri Lankans are fond of Indian food, Chinese food & western food. There are many restaurants providing these foods in Sri Lanka.
You can find Sri Lankan Recipes from Food Corner