Sri Lanka is a multi-ethnic nation with four major ethnic groups - Sinhalese, Tamils. Muslims and citizens and a variety of smaller ethnic groups. Sri Lanka is an island nation and a focal point for sailors from ancient times, it has also come under the influence and domination of the great seafaring nations. The cuisine of Sri Lanka reflects these influences and will in this article I talk more about the ethnic influences on Sri Lankan cuisine.

What is typical Sri Lankan cuisine?

This is a difficult question to answer, because it is not purely a kitchen one of the two ethnic groups. The locals enjoy food of all ethnic groups in their daily meals and it seems a good deal of foreign influence thrown in as well. For example, a typical breakfast in a Sinhala home thosai that the Tamil community is credited with during the lunch of Chinese fried rice, biryani or even could (due to the Muslims) would be. All Sri Lankans would enjoy a meal of kottu-roti (a saute flour Roti strips with vegetables, meat, eggs and spices), which dates not clear.

Many dishes are shared by all ethnic groups. Pittu (cylindrical parts of a mixture of toasted rice / wheat flour water and coconut granules steamed in a bamboo steamer or now more frequently aluminum) is enjoyed by all ethnic groups, but is not attributed to an ethnic group. String Hoppers Hoppers and be enjoyed by all for breakfast or dinner. Rice pudding (rice cooked in coconut milk) is cooked from all communities on favorable occasions and celebrations.

However, there are dishes that specialized in certain regions and ethnic communities. For example ambul-thiyal (a dish of baked tuna in a spicy seasoning) is a specialty of the southern coastal Sinhalese communities, while wattalappan (seasoned a boiled custard of egg, palm sugar and coconut milk with cardamom and nutmeg) is a specialty of the Muslims. However, it is not unusual, served with a dessert in a Sinhalese watalappan wedding dinner.

can be lamprais dishes like a lunch box for a typical office worker, is by the Dutch, Sri Lanka there was inspired. It is not for Sri Lankans, bread and soup for dinner (often a spicy version of the British brewing) enjoy rare. Indian cuisine has had a major influence on local cuisine since ancient times. So much so that food like dhal and pappadams become staples in the Sri Lankan diet.

Therefore, it is safe to say that Sri Lanka kitchen a happy fusion of foods from different cultures and nations.

Where can you find typical food from Sri Lanka?

Although all top hotels and restaurants in Sri Lanka food function in their menus, recipes are tailored to Western tastes. Wayside food stalls have a much more authentic choice, but you need to know where to look for them and pay attention to their hygiene. If you enjoy true Sri Lankan food, if you are ever safe in Sri Lanka that you invited a local home. Here you can taste the rich creamy curry coconut milk and vegetables full, exploding Spicy fried dishes of vegetables and greens, fiery and preparations of meat and fish with chilli or pepper and fine desserts often sweetened with chunks of palm sugar.

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