Sri Lanka
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Hoppers (Appa)
The bowl-shaped crepe of the south coast: a fermented rice-flour batter swirled in a small wok into a lacy, crisp-edged bowl with a soft centre — often with an egg cracked in. Ingredients: rice flour, coconut milk, yeast…
Kottu Roti
The chopped-roti symphony: godamba roti torn and stir-fried on a hot plate with vegetables, egg and curry meat, to the rhythm of two steel blades. Ingredients: godamba roti (flaky flatbread), chicken or beef curry, eggs,…
Rice and Curry (Sri Lankan)
The island's daily architecture: a mountain of rice ringed by many curries — chicken or fish, dhal, greens, beetroot, potato — each a different colour, heat and texture. Ingredients: red or white rice, chicken or fish cu…
Lamprais
The Dutch Burgher parcel: rice and curry baked inside a banana leaf until the leaf's perfume soaks the grains — Colombo's Sunday treasure. Ingredients: rice cooked in stock, chicken or mixed-meat curry, frikkadels (meatb…
World Cuisines
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