Sri Lankan Cuisine: A Food Lover's Paradise

Sri Lankan cuisine is a delightful blend of flavors, spices, and traditions that will tantalize your taste buds. **Must-Try Dishes:** **Rice and Curry** - The staple meal featuring fragrant rice served with multiple curry dishes, including dhal, vegetable curries, and your choice of fish, chicken, or mutton. The variety of flavors and spices makes each meal unique. **Hoppers (Appa)** - Bowl-shaped pancakes made from fermented rice flour, perfect for breakfast. Try egg hoppers with a fried egg in the center! **Kottu Roti** - A popular street food made with chopped roti, vegetables, eggs, and meat, all stir-fried together with aromatic spices. **String Hoppers** - Delicate steamed rice noodle nests, typically served for breakfast with curry.**Lamprais** - A Dutch-influenced dish of rice, meat curry, and sambal wrapped in banana leaf and baked. **Seafood** - Being an island nation, Sri Lanka offers incredibly fresh seafood. Try the grilled prawns, crab curry, and fish ambul thiyal (sour fish curry). **Sweets and Snacks:**- Watalappan: A delicious coconut custard pudding with jaggery- Kavum: Deep-fried sweet made with rice flour and treacle- Fresh tropical fruits: mangoes, papayas, passion fruit, and wood apples **Beverages:**- Ceylon Tea: World-famous tea from the hill country- King Coconut: Refreshing natural drink found everywhere- Ginger Beer: Spicy and refreshing homemade beverageDon't miss the opportunity to take a cooking class and learn to make authentic Sri Lankan dishes!