MY JOURNEYS through Sri Lanka have birthed a culinary passion that is bound to last a lifetime. The island country has a rich repository of traditional dishes in which spices and textures come together in perfect harmony. Most of these recipes trickle down generations of family kitchens like heirlooms. During my travels across various Lankan provinces, I have sampled Arab, British, Dutch, Malay, Portuguese, and South Indian flavors tempered with a tropical touch. Be it a gourmet feast by the ocean or roadside snacks, the pearl of the Indian Ocean offers an excellent assortment of epicurean pleasures. Here are a few traditional dishes that you must try, in order to get a taste of Sri Lanka.
Kola Kanda: Eat like a Monk
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