A Smorgasbord of some of Sri Lanka's Finest Fresh Produce
Pics and text by Barry Greville-Eyres
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| Far more than just a Sri Lankan icon ..... a quality product and brand recognized globally for decades |
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| Broken Orange Pekoe (BOP) a signature and top Sri Lankan tea |
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| Curry dhal, pol sambol (a delicious dry blend of chilli and coconut) and wholemeal rotti - fine, simple food whether enjoyed for breakfast, lunch or dinner |
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| Water buffalo curd and palm treacle enjoyed with fresh banana and papaya - a wholesome and refreshingly different breakfast |
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| 3 vegetable curry selections, mixed coconut sambol and string hoppers made from rice flour |
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| A hopper - bowl shaped pancake on the heat ..... |
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| Hoppers - egg pancakes |
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| Another favourite - kotthu rotti - chopped rotti, vegetables and chicken spiced/seasoned and stir fried before being served with a never ending variety of sambols |
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| Digging in at a local eatery in the highland town of Nuwara Eliya |
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| Durian fruit - or alternatively a wonderful traditional weapon |
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| Dragon fruit |
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| Two varieties of rambutan |
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| Going bananas ..... countless varieties on offer including cooking bananas |
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| Rehydrate and refresh yourself with the 'king' of coconuts |
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| Star fruit |
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| Star water melon |
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| Foot long perky nana! |
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| Mangosteen - yet another exotic Asian fruit |
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| Freshest fish |
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| Prawns ready for the pan |
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| Game fish |
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| Assorted reef fish |
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| More assorted reef fish |
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| Negombo's fish market - very educational! |
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| The gals sampling the local brew at a Negombo roadside tavern and waiting for a light snack |
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| On the menu - scrumptious devilled prawns followed by....... |
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| Pan fried JT or King Fish |
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| No disguising the delight here.... |
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| Tuna steak anyone? |
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| A mobile bakery doing the rounds |
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| Pulses play an important part in Sri Lankan cuisine |
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| Sugar, spice and all things nice? |
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| Freshest vegetables - the variety is incredible! |
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| Yet more veggies .... |
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| A nation of smiling faces ..... |
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| Royalty at the Galle Oriental Bakery |
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| Short eats - a legacy of Dutch colonial rule - interesting sweet and savoury pastries |
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| Ye Olde Bakery! |
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| A cinnamon sapling yet still capable of producing this exquisite spice |
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Once the thin outer green bark is removed the inner cambium is bruised and softened my rolling it with a round metal object before being stripped away completely - once dried this becomes the cinnamon quill or stick
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