Category Archive
The following is a list of all entries from the Food category.
Essential Rice, Escalating Prices
Posted in Food, Sri Lanka, 7 months, 1 week agoI 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
Posted in Food, Sri Lanka, 1 year, 3 months agoDuring 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
Posted in Food, Sri Lanka, 1 year, 4 months ago“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
Posted in Food, Sri Lanka, 1 year, 10 months agoIf 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 […]
