Rice & Curry 24/7 Rice & Curry all day every day!! While visiting a new country is interesting and exciting, moving to one, learning to adapt, and understanding the culture can be challenging. Some things are very obvious and easy to get used to, while there are certain other things… well, you’ll probably never get used to them. Here’s one that is very typical for Sri Lanka, but can be difficult to a foreigner. Sri…
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It’s that time of year again in Sri Lanka where the streets are turned red with many stalls at the side of the road selling the rambutan fruit. In some places it can be such a spectacle!! but what exactly is it? The Rambutan Fruit The Rambutan tree grows to about 10 to 20 metres in height. Its alternate leaves are 10 to 30 cm in length and pinnate and have three to eleven leaflets,…
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I know it sounds strange, but in Sri Lanka, somethings are simply not what they say they are, For me this is part and parcel of what Sri Lanka is all about. On your travels in Sri Lanka you will come across many Hotels. For example….Hotel Vegan, Hotel Dhal, Vegetarian Hotel. Those weird and food sounding names are not actually hotels but restaurants. The only thing on the menu is food, not double or single…
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When four great minds come together they create something that is simply authentic, different and a total success. That is what happened with a new bar and restaurant named Toro (which is Spanish for bull) ideally located opposite the Jetwing Sea hotel in Palagathura which is Negombo Beach North. The four great minds are: Krishan (the owner) who has many years experience as a local caterer and a chef. He worked at Rodeo for many…
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Jackfruit trees are frequently encountered in Sri Lanka.Often bearing large fruit. Jackfruit can be eaten raw, used as faux meat, or can be in salads or desserts. Climate change makes the future of our food uncertain. Animals raised for meat contribute to climate change, so reducing the number of animals raised could slow the change, but then there would be less meat to go around. What will people eat? Some think jackfruit is the answer.…
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