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The following is a list of all entries from the Food category.

Essential Rice, Escalating Prices

I have often written about food in Sri Lanka. It was a delightful part of my experience there, and continues to be a part of my life even today. I sip Dilmah Tea (actually, I used to until we ran out last month), and I still can’t stop eating with my fingers every now and […]



Karuna’s Culinary Wisdom

During our April break, Ginette and I took a brief holiday in Unawatuna, the touristy town set on a lovely beach just a few kilometers from Galle. Right across from the access road to our hotel was a sign advertising “Karuna’s Cooking Class.” Thanks to the New Year festivities, we had eaten our fill of […]



The Queen Of Fruit

“When ripe the [mangosteen] fruit is as delicate and agreeably sweet as the finest lansehs and may even be mistaken for ripe grapes. It is at the same time so juicy, that many people can never eat enough of it, so delicious is its fragrance and agreeable its sweetness; and it is believed that the […]



The Many Names of Brinjal

If there’s one vegetable that Sri Lanka has made me even more crazy about, it’s brinjal. To the Americans, it’s also known as eggplant. For Europeans, it’s aubergine.
Growing up, I harbored an intense dislike for eggplant. I suppose it all started when I was playing one of the best games released during the original […]



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