Sri Lanka and India are facing each other across the sea. Since ancient times, they have been greatly influenced by India, and their diet is no exception. Curry bibimbap is quite Indian. Sri Lanka is rich in spices, and curry bibimbap made of high-quality curry is more spicy than Indian curry. In Sri Lanka, the pearl of the Indian Ocean, seafood is naturally indispensable, and dishes based on seafood are more delicious when cooked by local people. There are many ethnic groups in Sri Lanka, and there are many foreigners living in Colombo, so there are many restaurants in Colombo that deal in foreign dishes. In Colombo, some famous Chinese restaurants, such as China Jinlong and Nanjing Restaurant, are all run by local overseas Chinese. Although they are not as authentic as domestic cuisines, it must be unique to taste Chinese food combined with local styles in foreign countries.

local people eat spicy and crispy food, Indian curry food. The hotel provides western-style meals at a price of two or three hundred rupees. In Colombo, there are also many Chinese restaurants. The curry rice set meal (NO.1 set meal) in KFC can be eaten, and the price is 111 rupees. There are very few varieties of vegetables. There are many fruits, such as mango, papaya, watermelon and durian. Papaya is highly recommended, which is sweet and refreshing. Sri Lanka is rich in seafood. Unfortunately, I didn't get a chance to taste it.

In addition, many reports about the poor water quality in Sri Lanka and the need to buy mineral water, etc. I deeply doubt this. There is plenty of rain in Sri Lanka. There seems to be no reason why the water quality is so poor. Just don't drink raw water. Anyway, I have been drinking boiled water, and there is nothing wrong with me.

In Colombo, almost all hotels and hotels that provide accommodation provide catering services at the same time. Most of the dishes are western food, and the common Chinese food is fried rice. Apart from the famous seafood in Sri Lanka, Curry And Rice are also very distinctive. Colombo curry rice is generally a bowl of rice, a curry dish and a bean soup with a few stir-fried and cold dishes. Vegetables are the main ingredients, and the taste is spicy. The food can be added until you are full, but the side dishes of each restaurant are different. Visitors with special requirements had better say hello in advance, and the same is true. In addition, there are many good Chinese restaurants in Colombo, which are authentic in taste and cheap in price, but most of the chefs are authentic Sri Lankans, and eating here will also give China tourists a big surprise. Sri Lankan local cuisine

Banana Leaf Restaurant

Address: 86 Galle Road

Curry Bowl Restaurant

Address: 24 Deal Place

Green Cabin

Address: 453 Galle Road. 3 Galle Road)

Seafood

Pier p>56 Colombo

Address: Upperfl.74A, Dharmapala Mawatha

Seafoat Restaurant

Address: 451 Galle Road

Golden Mile Beach Restaurant

Address: 43/ 14 Werala Road

Chinese Restaurant

China Hotel

Address: No.478 Galle Road

Great Wall Chinese Restaurant

Address: No.491 Galle Road

Middle. Chinese Dragon Café

Address: 11 Milagiriya Avenue In Colombo, buildings left over from that era and traces of Portuguese, Dutch and British rule can be seen everywhere. Although the castles built by Portugal and the Dutch have gone up in smoke, there are still architectural and church relics in Fort and Pettah. The commercial center of Sri Lanka, the new capital of Sri Lanka is Sri Jayawardhanapura Kotte, just a few miles from Colombo. In the old days, Colombo was just a small seaport, and the arrival of the Portuguese in 1515 made this place known to the world. During the British rule, it was developed into a major port. Colombo became the capital of Sri Lanka after Kandy was ceded to Britain in 1815.

Fort, the administrative center and military fortress during the British rule; Ocean Street, the gold jewelry area and downtown area in the central area of Pettah, is equipped with an Indian church with exquisite stone carving, and the old castle gate with a bell tower in Kaymans can be traced back to the Dutch Wolfendhaal Church, Kelaniya Buddhist Temple, Davatagaha Mosque, Colombo Museum and Natural History Museum in 1749.

Bandaranaike International Conference Building is also part of the itinerary. You can visit the replica of Avukana Buddha and Independence Square and go shopping in ODEL Unlimited Department Store. Here, you can not only buy clothes designed by masters for the whole family, but also enjoy the delicious food on this very discovery trip.

*Barefoot Shopping Center

This is a recommended place to go, where I bought my favorite things and gifts for my friends. There are specialty toys, handbags, clothes, handmade fabrics, sarong, household linen crafts sarong, photos, books, furniture, Callery coffee and so on.

* House of Fashion

A four-story shopping mall, selling all kinds of clothes, bags, suitcases and interior decoration at very reasonable prices. The underwear department of this mall is worth a visit. A variety of soft and close-fitting underwear styles, including bright orange, violet, green pine, soft and elegant purple, baby pink and milk yellow, are colorful.

* Paradise Road

This is also the place I must visit twice. The design of the mall is like entering Aladdin Cave, which is worth visiting slowly. You will find many treasures in home.

There are fewer large shopping malls in Sri Lanka. In Colombo, I visited several mall, the most famous of which are House of Fashion and Odel. Recommend Odel, the things inside are more exquisite.

There are many special products in Sri Lanka, the most famous of which are precious stones and Ceylon black tea. Ceylon black tea has clear color and strong fragrance. Because the tea producing areas are located at different altitudes, the colors are also very different. As the largest exporter of black tea in the world, Sri Lanka has a complete set of standards. For Ceylon black tea, there are roughly:

op: orange pekoe, which usually refers to tea with long and complete leaves.

bop: broken orange pekoe, as the name implies, is a finely divided op. It has a strong taste and is generally suitable for brewing milk tea.

fop: flower orange pekoe, a black tea with many bud leaves.

Ceylon highland black tea, with UVA (Wuwo tea) as the most famous. Black tea emphasizes strong aroma. If you want to brew milk tea that is fragrant, thick and strong enough, finely divided BOP is definitely more suitable than other grades. In addition to pure tea, Sri Lankans like to put cloves, ginger and other spices in tea bags, which is quite distinctive. Dilmah is the most famous domestic brand of tea in Sri Lanka, with dozens of varieties. There is a Dilmah counter on the first floor of Odel, with a complete range. Sri lankans drink tea about four or five times a day, after three meals a day, plus once in the afternoon. Teahouses here are all over the streets of Colombo, and locals like to entertain guests with black tea. It should be noted that it is best not to add milk to the tea invited by others, because Sri Lankans think that adding milk or sugar is a cliche that damages the original flavor of tea. Of course, it doesn't matter if you buy it yourself.

in addition, textiles are cheaper. T-shirts and shirts with good quality and low price can be bought in Odel. In addition, there are also purchases such as sari and sand cage.

Handicraft, there is a kind of painting on black cloth, which is colorful. And tie-dyeing, the price is not cheap, thousands of rubles.

Ruby red, blue, white, yellow, amethyst and amethyst can be found in Colombo. The gems here are as famous as the tea they export in large quantities. Xing Cai sapphires, rubies and moonstones are considered to be the most beautiful gems in the world. There are many jewelry stores in Colombo and Kandy that have been approved by the government and tourism departments. These stores will provide legal documents to verify the quality of gems, that is, "quality guarantee", and they must buy them in regular stores to avoid being deceived. In addition, most precious stones are negotiable.