by admin-unique | Jul 9, 2024 | Blog, Family Holidays, Family Holidays in Sri Lanka, Family Holidays to Sri Lanka, Family Tours in Sri Lanka, Family Tours to Sri Lanka, Food and Drink
Plan Your Next Vacation To A Wonderful Island, Sri Lanka
Explore the enchanting beauty of Sri Lanka, a tropical paradise that ensures a memorable vacation experience for you. Set out on an amazing journey to this stunning island and enjoy tasting traditional Sri Lankan food that showcases the vibrant local culture. Whether you’re eating at a local spot or a beachside restaurant, the cuisine is full of verity that provides a delightful culinary experience.
Eat Like a Local: Sri Lankan Authentic Dishes
Experiance the variety of dishes from sweet treats to spicy curries, all made with fresh, local ingredients and flavorful spices. These dishes are must-tries when you visit Sri Lanka with your family and friends.
A staple in Sri Lankan cuisine, this meal includes a generous serving of rice accompanied by a series of dishes such as dhal (lentil), chicken, fish, or vegetables , each bursting with spices.
Lamprais, a cuisine with a Dutch influence, is a wonderful blend of flavors and textures. Its unique flavor originates from the rice, which is first cooked in thick, aromatic stock. Along with the rice, there are Dutch-style meatballs, a complex mixed meat curry, ash plantain, fermented shrimp paste, and boiled egg. When this mixture is expertly wrapped in a banana leaf, you get a delicious combination of spicy, sweet, and savory aromas.
A classic Sri Lankan flatbread, coconut roti is made using flour, freshly grated coconut, and a pinch of salt. It has a wonderful texture and a delicate sweetness from the coconut. It is soft on the inside and slightly crispy on the outside. Coconut roti is typically eaten with spicy sambols or curries.
Kiribath, or “milk rice,” is a traditional Sri Lankan dish prepared with rice cooked in coconut milk. Milk rice has a wonderful balance of taste when it is served with sweet jaggery or spicy sambols.
Experience Sri Lankan Street Foodies
Explore the vibrant world of Sri Lankan street food, where mouthwatering experiences await around every corner. These roadside stalls offer a unique culinary adventure, allowing you to sample both the simple and authentic flavors of Sri Lanka.
Stir-frying shredded roti (flatbread) with eggs, vegetables, and your choice of meat such as chicken or beef creates kottu roti, a popular street snack. It’s spiced with delicious herbs and often topped with a splash of soya sauce, making it a filling and tasty dish.
Hoppers Made with fermented rice flour and coconut milk, are pancakes shaped like bowls. Crispy on the outside and soft and spongy on the inside, you can pair them well with curries, spicy sambols, or a perfectly cooked egg in the center of the hopper.
Vade are savory lentil fritters usually cooked with a mixture of spices, curry leaves, and chilies. They are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. These golden-brown delights complement spicy dipping sauce or coconut chutney.
Achcharu is a tangy and spicy pickled fruit snack made with a variety of local fruits like mangoes, pineapples, and wood apples. The fruits are marinated in a mixture of vinegar, chili, mustard seeds, and other spices, offering a burst of flavors that is both refreshing and addictive.
Samosas are a popular and delectable street snack loved throughout Sri Lanka. These crunchy, triangular pastries are filled with a savory mixture of spiced potatoes, peas, onions, and occasionally meat. Samosa is served with various chutneys and dipping sauces.
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by admin-unique | May 29, 2020 | Blog, Food and Drink
No Holiday is complete without tasting the local Cuisine and some countries have more variety
and unique Dishes to offer. Sri Lanka has a so much to offer with its Signature spices and
authentic Vegetables. Sri Lankan curries stay creamy, because of the Coconut Milk that’s been
used so very often.
Rice and curry – Anywhere, Anytime
The staple Food of Sri Lanka is Rice. Vegetables, Fish and Meet is been served with Rice. There
are Sri Lankans who eat Rice & Curry for all three meals of the day. It is never boring as we
have over 50 different types of Vegetables and 15 different types of rice to choose from. Al least
five Dishes of Vegetables are served with Rice along with Papadams, Green Salads & Sambol [
Sambol is made with grated Coconut and Chilly] Sri Lanka is a Vegetarian`s Paradise.
Hoppers [ Aappa]
The hopper has a soft, puffy, crêpe-like texture and is part of typical Sri Lankan breakfast. The
hopper is made from a batter with Rice Flour, coconut milk and palm toddy that is left to sit
through the Night allowing time to ferment. A Hopper tastes a bit like a pan cake, but looks like
a Bowl. The locals eat Hoppers with a Spicy Salad or a Curry, but to start with, you can try it
with Jam as you are not used to eating Spicy Food for Breakfast. But after a few days in to your
Holiday you can try it in Sri Lankan Style, You could have an Egg in the Hopper too if you wish.
Roti
Roti is common in South East Asia and there are so many versions of it. This is also spelled as
“rotti” or “roty”. Roti in Sri Lanka is made out of flour and Coconut and looks like a Pan Cake,
but a lot thicker and harder than a Pan Cake. Locals eat it with a hot Salad or a Curry. A pastry
with Vegetable curry is called a Vegetable Roti and a Pastry with Chicken curry is called a
Chicken Roti.
Kottu Roti
This is equitant to your Kebabs. When you are hungry after a few drinks in the late evening, this
is what you eat. It is a mixture of chopped up Nan Bread, Eggs, Vegetables, Spices and Meat
[on request] that has been on a Grill. This is the most popular street food in Sri Lanka. You can
watch it being cooked and the Noise it makes when chopping up the Nan Bread would not go
unnoticeably.
String Hoppers
String hoppers is a Rice Flour Noodle based thin, Pancake. You would need about ten of them
for a meal. String Hoppers are served with at least three Dishes of Vegetable curries. It is served
for breakfast and dinner.
Short Eats
This is a unique term used for Street Food in Sri Lanka. You find these in Bakeries and there is a
reasonable choice of them. Mashed up Potato and some curry in a Pastry would be a Vegetable
Roti, You could also try Egg Roti, Chicken Roti etc. Deep fried Lentils is called Dhal Cake [
Wade] .
Sea Food
Being a tiny Island makes Sri Lanka a great place to try fresh Seafood. There are a lot of local
Restaurants selling quality Seafood on the Beaches. Tiger prawns, Jumbo Prawns, Crabs, Lobster
and Langoustine are so fresh coming direct from the local Oceans. The variety of Fish is
amazing. Red Snapper, Tuna, Barracuda, Sword fish are a few to name.
Drinks
Ceylon Tea it is. Being one of the major Tea exporters in the World we offer really good Tea.
You can try the pure Tea such as BOPF or BOP , Blended Tea and flavored Tea. You can see the
Journey from Leaf to Cup at a Tea Factory.
The National alcoholic drink is called Arrack which comes from the Coconut Palm. Palm Toddy
is tapped out of the Coconut Flower and distilled to produce Arrack which has a volume of
around 30 % Alcohol. You can try it with Coke, Soda or Ginger Beer. Beer is not that Popular in
Sri Lanka and there aren’t that many types to choose from. The widely available & popular
brand is the Lion Larger.
Fruits
The island’s tropical fruit cornucopia includes non-seasonal fruits such as Pineapple, Banana,
Papaya and Water Mellon. Passion Fruit, Pomegranate, Mangoes, Guava, Mangos tin ,
Rambutans and Star Fruits are seasonal and you can try them if you are in Sri Lanka at the right
time. The Orange Coconut called King Coconut is sold by the roads and tastes so much better
than the bottled Coconut Water.
You might occasionally find our curries a bit too Spicy. The Hotels would water the curries
down for you on request. After a few days in to the Holiday, you will slowly, but surely get
used to our spicy food.
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