The most commonly eaten food in Sri Lanka There are two most popular pie crusts in Sri Lanka: Hopper and Rotti.

Hopper is divided into two types: sweet and salty. The salty one has a very special appearance, like a bowl, with a thick bottom and thin edges. You can enjoy two tastes at once by eating a Hopper.

The salty Hopper is usually paired with curry as a staple food. If you like curry, you may want to try dhal curry (Indian bean paste curry).

There are also vendors who sell Hopper with eggs, cheese, or even chicken.

The sweet one is cut into shreds, also known as "string hopper", which is fun to eat like snacks. The appearance is also very unique, red and white, and shaped like instant noodles.

(String hopper just refers to its string shape, not necessarily sweet) As for Rotti, it has a flat crust and a very thick texture.

At first we didn’t understand how it could be so solid, but then we accidentally saw the chef’s making process in a restaurant, and we realized that a Rotti crust is made of several pieces of dough pressed together.

There are Rotti with curry and jam, the most special one is the Rotti with coconut pulp.

Another common staple dish is fried rice.

But note that this is not real "fried rice", but Rotti that looks like fried rice.

We ordered this dish in a restaurant, and when it was brought to us, we thought we got it by mistake. We thought, isn’t Rotti a flat crust?

Why does the boss give us fried rice?

It turns out that Rotti refers to Rotti flour, and anything made with this flour can be called Rotti.

Sri Lankan fried rice (let's just call it "fried rice") usually has some spiciness, and the spiciness here, I can only say that it is really spicy.

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When you take the first bite, you will think, "Huh? It's okay, it's just a little spicy." So I eat more and more, and by the time the spicy taste becomes unbearable, it's too late to drink more.

So I can only say that the spicy food in Sri Lanka is very spicy.

The strangest food. Before I came to Sri Lanka, I had heard that I must try the wood apple, which is unique to South Asia. But the Internet did not tell us how strange the taste of wood apple is.

Taste aside, just opening the wood apple requires a bit of effort.

I took a watermelon knife and chopped the wood apple from various angles several times before the shell cracked slightly.

The color inside is like mud, and when you stir it with a spoon, you find that the filling is thicker than jam.

We took a small bite with anticipation and trepidation, and immediately frowned. Isn't this the taste of sour plums?

How could it be "Apple"?

Wood apples are certainly not to my taste.

Sri Lankans like to eat bread very much, and bakeries of all sizes can be found everywhere on the streets.

In addition to bread, triangular fried items are also very common.

Especially on long-distance buses and trains, you can often hear vendors holding a big basket and repeating "wadi, wadi, wadi, wadi...".

The so-called "wadi" refers to food that is wrapped in corn, curry, onions, peppers, etc. in dough and then deep-fried.

Usually the wadi sold on the bus is wrapped in primary school students' homework papers or newspapers.

When I go to a restaurant to order food, I really don’t know what to order. There are so many types and names of seasonings.

I had to ask the clerk to order a set meal. The most unique features here are all here.

After the set meal was served, I missed my pickled mustard very much!

Many people who come to Sri Lanka feel like they are about to starve to death.

Under the great situation of socialism, how can I explain to my motherland when I am about to starve to death? However, I had a full meal of authentic Sichuan-style spicy seafood hot pot at the Aiwalan B&B where I stayed the night before I left Lanka!

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Sri Lanka also has some common delicacies. No. 1 Coconut Chicken Soup. Use a chop knife to chop a small opening on the top of the coconut. Pour out the coconut juice and set aside for later use. Then split it in the middle and use a metal spoon to scoop out the coconut on the inner wall.

Scoop out the meat, then trim off the debris on the surface, then cut into small pieces.

Wash the black-bone chicken, chop off the head and claws, and tear off the chicken skin with your hands.

Cut Jinhua ham into thin slices.

Put water in the pot, bring to a boil, add black-bone chicken, southern almonds and Jinhua ham slices, turn to high heat and bring to a boil again.

Put the coconut slices into the pot, turn down the heat and simmer slowly until the fragrant chicken soup exudes the aroma of coconut, which will make people salivate.

NO.2 Curry rice Colombo's curry rice is very unique. It usually consists of a bowl of rice, a bean soup, a curry dish, and a few stir-fried and cold dishes.

Mainly vegetables, the taste is spicy and can be added to any meal until you are full.

However, the side dishes are different in every restaurant and restaurant. Tourists with special requirements are best to ask in advance, and the prices vary greatly. Only by shopping around can you get a cheap and delicious curry rice.

NO.3 Ceylon Highlands Black Tea While tasting various South Asian flavors, don’t forget to drink a cup of local black tea after your meal.