From the map, Sri Lanka looks like a teardrop in the Indian Ocean. What is the food culture of Sri Lanka?

Most Sri Lankan people use rice, coconut meat, corn, tapioca starch, etc. as key ingredients.

They especially love coconut milk and chili peppers, both of which are indispensable condiments in most of your dishes.

They have a hobby of chewing soy leaves. They like to spread some lime powder on the soy leaves, add a few pieces of areca coconut, and roll them together to chew.

Promote digestion.

When they drink green tea, they usually like to add sugar and milk.

Farmers generally like to drink a light wine made from coconut flowers.

They usually eat with their hands. It is a common dining habit to place two bowls of water in front of each person, cold water for washing hands and cold water for drinking.

Diet characteristics 1. Dinner: mainly white rice, but also likes to eat fried noodles, egg fried rice and other foods.

2. Non-staple food: Likes to eat chicken, fish, shrimp, beef, beef, etc., also likes to eat vegetables, Chinese cabbage, cucumber, long beans, tomatoes, radish, winter melon, pepper and other fruits and vegetables; seasonings like cinnamon powder,

Cardamom, lilac, lime, nigella, curry, etc.

3. Attention: Pay attention to simplicity and cost-effectiveness when dining, and pay attention to the rich color, aroma and flavor.

4. Taste: Generally, people like light food and spicy food.

5. Preparation methods: I love dishes made by frying, roasting, stir-frying and other cooking methods.

6. Chinese restaurant: I love Chinese Sichuan cuisine.

7. Recipes: I really appreciate the curry chicken, curry beef, air-grilled bream, beef with cumin, diced beef, roasted eggplant, home-style tofu, fried tomatoes, ginger chicken, eggplant puree, grilled beef strips, tomato and egg drop soup and other specialties

Dishes.

8: Water and wine: I habitually drink bedroom bed tea in the morning, and I like to drink coffee and green tea after meals.

9: Fresh fruits like papaya, jackfruit, coconut palms, oranges and other fresh fruits; nuts like walnut meat, sweet almonds, etc.

In addition to the temptation of fresh fruits, colorful curries are also attractive to the many unnamed herbs and spices in the market. Sri Lankan people’s diet is similar to that of India. They like to eat curry and like to use spicy food and spices in their dishes. However, compared with India, the tricks here are obvious.

A lot.

Most of the locals believe in Buddhism and eat vegetarian meals every day. In addition, they produce a variety of fruits and vegetables. Therefore, many curry dishes are blessed with fruits and vegetables, such as banana flower curry, green mango curry, jackfruit curry, long eggplant curry, etc.

, as long as you can eat it, the locals will make it into curry.

In fact, the familiar "Curry" is just one type of curry. In fact, as long as it is made with spices and food, it can be called curry.

Because the local climate is cold and humid, the spices in curry were used as long-term storage ingredients in ancient times. Some people used spices to maintain health.

It can be seen that there are a variety of methods and secret recipes. Each family has a different set, and the colors they make are black, red, yellow, green, white, and the taste is also very different.

For breakfast, we were attracted by a bowl-shaped pancake called Hoppers, which are fried in a special round pan and have an interesting appearance. There is also a poached egg in the middle.

You can dip it in chili sauce or curry when drinking. Although the taste is not special, it is the most daily taste of local people. It can be found in five-star hotels and street stalls.

There is also something called Stringhoppers, which I always thought was another kind of pancake fruit. In fact, it is just balls of rice paste. When I tasted it for the first time, a strong aroma of coconut shoes dissipated in my mouth. It was originally used by the locals.

Brown sugar is mixed with wheat flour, then ground into strips of rice paste, rolled into a cake shape, and eaten with curry when steamed. It is a common staple food for Sri Lankans.

A plate of dry boiled white rice or pancakes and fruits, topped with a variety of curries, is very delicious.

The curry dishes here are wide ranging and not too spicy. The taste is relatively mild. The aroma of curry leaves is obvious. In addition, coconut oil is used when seasoning. The aroma is very strong. Mix it with white rice or Stringhoppers. It is simple and delicious. Every time

It is not surprising that the amount of daily food intake has increased dramatically.

In addition, there are many curry ingredients and flavors that I have never tasted before, making every meal full of surprises.