| BEEF | |
| Beef Chop Suey | Usually served with rice and soy sauce. |
| Beef Goulash | A different version of Beef Stew. |
| Beef Smore | A Smore can be loosely described as a spicy roast. |
| Beef Steak | A spicy preparation of a Steak, for a change! |
| Beef Stew | An age old favourite
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| Black Beef Curry | A Beef Curry with a difference
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| Capsicum Beef | Loaded with Capsicums!
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| Corned Tongue | Some love this!
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| Devilled Beef | Fiery accompaniment to a drink.
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| Devilled Beef Curry | Curried Fire!
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| Devilled Corn Beef Hash | Corn Beef with a difference
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| Devilled Kidney with Pineapple | Kidney difference
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| Devilled Liver Curry | A liver with a difference
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| Fridge Corn Beef | Try this
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| Lamb Chops in Soya Sauce | What a combination
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| Meat Ball Curry | Ever tried Curried Meat Balls?
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| Meat with Green Chilli | Geeen Chill variation
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| Potato & Lamb Pie | Lamb Pie with a difference
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| Sathe Curry | Sri Lankan version of an Indian dish
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| Sliced Beef with Vinegar | Slice your beef before serving
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| Tripe & Onion | Experiment with this combination.
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| Tripe Curry | Tripe alone
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| Vindhalu | Sri Lankan version of an Indian speciality
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| BREAKFAST | |
| Milk Rice | Breakfast on auspicious days.
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| Pittu | An interesting steamed combination of flour and coconut.
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| Rotti | Thick pancake!
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| String Hoppers | Rice sticks similar to lace doilies. Tasty! Fully illustrated.
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| Sweet Potato | Try this healthy breakfast
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| Thosai | Also called "Dosai" in Indian cuisine.
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| Thosai Curry | The perfect accompaniment to Thosai
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CHUTNEY
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| Apple Chutney | Delicious chutney with rice or on toast!
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| Beetroot Chutney | A different taste of beetroot
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| Date Chutney | Versatile date preparation
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| Dry Fish Chutney | Fancy a different taste of dried fish? A "Rice Puller"
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| Green Mango Chutney | Tropical chutney
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| Green Tomato Chutney | Ever seen tomatoes like this?
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| Lime Pickle & Date Chutney | A favourite
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| Mint Chutney | Easily prepared
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| Orange & Date Chutney | Attractive combination
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| Peach Chutney | Peach what???
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| Pineapple Chutney | Exciting tropical stuff
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| Pumpkin Chutney | Attractive different use of a pumpkin
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| Tamarind Chutney | Tangy difference
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| Tomato Chutney | Another use for the tomato
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FISH
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| Fish & Boiled Rice | Simple combination
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| Fish Baked in Batter | Best home made
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| Fish Balls | Savoury
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| Fish Chilli Curry | Try this.
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| Fish Devilled | The devil in the fish!
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| Fish Pudding | For simple taste buds
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| Fish in Sweet & Sour Vegetables | Fancy this difference?
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| Fish Smore | A spicy Fish "Roast"
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| Fish Stew | Use "boneless" fish for this.
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| Fish Vindhalu | Sri Lankan version of this unusual preparation.
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| Fish with Scrambled Egg | Fish is so versatile!
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| Pickled Fish | Different to Fish Pickle
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| White Fish Curry | A "non-curry" fish dish. Delicious! Select a "no-bone" fish.
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HOME MADE BREWS
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| Falooda | Lovely on a hot day!
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| Ginger Beer | Try the Home Made version
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| Ginger Syrup | For storing
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| Lemon Syrup | Lemon flavoured favourite
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| Mixed Fruit Cocktail | A delicious combination
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| Orange Syrup | A citrus store-away
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| Pineapple Drink | A 'Tangy' difference
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| Rose Sherbet | A favourite
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MISCELLANEOUS
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| Bacon & Liver | Rich combination
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| Banana Flower Fry | Another useful & tasty part of the banana tree
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| Beetroot Fry | Who said beetroots were boring?
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| Brain Cutlets | An acquired taste for the delicate palate
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| Chick Pea Cream Dip | A different taste in dips
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| Devilled Cornbeef Hash | Another use of tasty cornbeef
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| Eggplant Curry | A "must" for Eggplant/Aubergine/Brinjal lovers.
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| Eggs in a Nest | Check these eggs
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| Filo Pastry Beef Triangles | Ever tried these?
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| Fish Patties | Great for get-togethers
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| Fish Rolls | Another interesting preparation
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| Fried Chicken Balls | Interesting and testing preparation
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| Fried Egg Curry | You can "curry" almost anything
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| Godamba Rotti Rolls | A popular and tasty snack
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| Green Jak Curry | Definitely different
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| Home Made Sausages | Taste the difference
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| Jaffna Curry | Try the different taste of Northern Sri Lanka
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| Lady Finger (Okra) Salad | Easy to prepare salad
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| Meat Balls | Lovely & different
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| Meat Buns | Almost a direct translation - "Mas Pang"
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| Minced Meat Rolls | "Minced meat" - Easy!
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| Onion Curry | Experience the taste of real onion, curried
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| Pan Rolls | Pancakes stuffed with Minced Meat
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| Pineapple Curry | Try this for a change
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| Potato Balls | Good old "spuds"
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| Prawn Paste "Blachan" | A perfect accompaniment for different varieties of rice dishes
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| Silverbeet & Potato Fry | Another tasty "rice puller"
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| Skewered Chicken Livers | A much neglected preparation
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| Stuffed Eggplant Cutlets | Literally "stuffed" for you!
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| Stuffed Yellow Chilli Curry | Requires a special type of chilli
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PICKLES
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| Chilli Pickle | Its not fiery!
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| Cucumber Pickle | Soothing on the palate
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| Date Pickle | Another variation of a pickle
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| Dried Fish Pickle | Great combination
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| Dry King Fish "Pachadi" | "Pachadi" means pickle. Try it with this variety of fish.
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| Dried Prawn "Pachadi" | Dried prawn pickle.
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| Eggplant Pickle | Eggplant lovers not left out.
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| Fish Pickle | Just a fish pickle.
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| Fresh Prawn, Mango & Dry Fish Pickle | Try this exciting combination.
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| Garlic Pickle | Supposed to be very healthy.
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| Jak "Pahi" Pickle | The jak fruit pickled.
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| Malay Pickle | Very popular with a "Buriyani"
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| Onion Pickle | Can be a bit "tangy".
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| Paw Paw (Papaw) Pickle | Needs to mature a bit.
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| Pickled Dry Fish | The dry fish pickled!
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| Pickled Fish | Different to Fish Pickle.
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| Pickled Prunes | This is definitely different.
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| Pineapple & Date Pickle | An interesting combination.
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| Pineapple Pickle | The pineapple has many uses.
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| Pork Pickle | Try a small bit at a time.
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| Prawn Pickle | A subtle tangy dish.
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| Sweet Lime Pickle | A firm favourite.
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| Sweet Tomato Pickle | Tomatoes are always sweet, and tasty.
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| Tempered Mango Pickle | Tropical delight, again.
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PORK
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| Devilled Pork Chops | A "Hot" version of pork chops.
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| Fried Pork | Just fried with other interesting ingredients.
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| Fried Pork Curry - "Pork Badun" | Now, here's the dried curry!
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| Pickled Pork - 2 | 2nd version of pickled pork.
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| Pork Casserole | Different "traditional" casserole.
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| Pork Chop Suey Mixed | Varied version of pork.
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| Pork Curry | The "curry", fat and all!
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| Pork Goulash in Yoghurt | Interesting combination.
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| Pork in Chilli | Not regular "fire"
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| Pork Moju | Those who try this, usually enjoy it.
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| Pork with Pineapple | You can't keep away from the Pineapple.
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| Sweet & Sour Pork | Usually bought; try it at home.
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POULTRY | |
| Chicken & Cashew Curry | Delicious.
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| Chicken Curry | Ideal with savoury rice.
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| Chicken Cutlets | Different flavoured cutlets.
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| Chicken Fry - Fowl "Badun" | "Badun" = "Fry". Use a mature fowl.
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| Chicken Fry in Wine | Not too much wine please!
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| Chicken in Sauce | A mild preparation.
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| Chicken Pie | Home made is best.
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| Chicken Salad | Perfect in warm weather.
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| Chicken Spice | Not all that "spicy"
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| Chicken Teriyaki | Try this variation.
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| Chinese Chicken | And another version.
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| Crumbed Drumettes | Quite tasty.
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| Duck Curry | Not prepared often enough.
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| Fried Chicken | A favourite as well.
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| Malay Chicken Curry | Different style curry.
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| Spanish Chicken | Yet another version.
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| Spiced Chicken | Easy on the palate.
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| Tandoori Chicken | Firm Indian favourite, Sri Lankan style.
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| Thick Chicken Curry | Don't let the name frighten you.
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| Whole Chicken | No left-overs please.
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RICE | |
| Basket Rice | Rice has many variations.
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| Boiling Rice | Just how do you boil/cook rice?
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| Buriyani | You can't stop a Sri Lankan version of a firm Indian favourite.
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| Chinese Fried Rice | Again, a Sri Lankan version.
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| Ghee Rice | A "Rich" preparation. Don't get too carried away.
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| Hawaiian Rice | Here's another version.
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| Indonesian Rice | And another version.
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| Lamprii | Said to be of Dutch origins.
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| Lemon Rice | Mildly flavoured preparation.
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| Rice "Pilau" | An Oriental preparation with Mutton (usually), spices and raisins.
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| Savoury Rice | A pleasant difference.
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| Spanish Rice | Another Sri Lankan version.
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| Tomato Rice | Mildly flavoured Tomato rice.
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| Turkish Rice | Yet another version.
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| Yellow Rice | Firm favourite for special occasions.
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SAMBOL |
A "Sambol" is usually a main ingredient mixed with some spices and is not cooked.
Mostly used as an appetiser or special accompaniment. |
| Coconut Sambol | A basic sambol to eat with anything.
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| Cucumber Sambol | Pleasantly mild.
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| Eggplant Sambol | Take it away, eggplant enthusiasts. You won't be disappointed.
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| Fried Maldive Fish - "Katta" - Sambol | Made from fish chips from the Maldive Islands.
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| Green Chilli & Prawn Sambol | Can be eaten with most other dishes.
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| Green Mango Sambol | "Tangy" green mango preparation.
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| Ground Chilli Sambol - "Lunumiris" | Commonly eaten with Milk Rice, Hoppers or Stringhoppers.
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| Ground Mint Sambol | Mild Mint preparation.
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| Onion Sambol | A "Must" with hot bread.
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| Prawn Sambol | Good for toast as well.
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| Yellow Coconut Sambol | The usual accompaniment to Stringhoppers.
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SAUCE | |
| Apple Sauce | With Pork.
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| Brandy Sauce | Not to be abused.
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| Brown Sauce | Reserved usage.
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| Chilli Sauce | The Home-Made variety is best.
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| Chilli Vinegar | More "liquidy" than the sauce.
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| Curry Sauce | For some curries.
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| Egg Sauce for Fish | The name says it all.
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| Kitchen Sauce | The "Expert's" sauce.
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| Lemon Sauce | For fish.
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| Mustard Sauce | A Roast, or beef sandwiches.
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| Teriyaki Sauce | Sri Lankan version.
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| Tomato Sauce | Extremely popular.
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| White Sauce | Specialist sauce.
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SEAFOOD | |
| Baked Crab | Bake it whole.
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| Baked Lobster | Try this as well.
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| Calamari Rings | Friday night Special.
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| Crab Claws in Sauce | Must use your fingers.
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| Crab Curry | Again, fingers to the rescue.
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| Crab meat Balls | Delicious crab meat.
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| Crab Rolls | Crab flavour difference.
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| Curried Prawns | Here's a curry to remember.
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| Cuttle Fish Curry | A dry curry.
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| Devilled Prawns | Watch the chilli.
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| Dried Prawn "Pachadi" | Try this version of pickle.
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| Fried Crab with Chilli | Enjoy the combination.
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| Honey Prawns | A sweet version of prawns.
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| Lobster Salad | Good on hot days.
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| Mussels - How to prepare | Be selective.
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| Prawn & Fish Puffs | Different taste.
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| Prawn & Vegetable Omelette | Quite filling.
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| Prawn Fireworks | Spicy, but not too much.
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| Prawn Malabar | Sri Lankan version.
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| Prawns in Ginger Sauce | Must try - sounds delicious.
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| Steamed Prawns | Have with your choice of sauce.
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SOUP | |
| Chilli Soup - "Miris Hodhi" (Direct translation) | Some say it cures colds.
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| Fish Soup | Different type of soup.
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| Lentil Soup | They say Lentils are nourishing.
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| Mulligatawny | Surely, everybody has heard of this popular soup.
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| Mutton or Lamb Soup | Quite filling.
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| Tomato Soup | Home made is best. Try it.
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| Vegetable Soup | Eat your "Vegies"
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SWEETS | |
| Almond Cookies | Almond flavoured goodies.
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| Boiled Pineapple Cake | The Pineapple, again.
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| Bruedher | Supposed to be of Dutch origin, popular at Christmas.
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| Butter Cake | Another favourite.
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| Caramel Pudding | This is great anytime.
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| Carrot Toffee | Combine "goodness" with a sweet.
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| Christmas Cake | The name says it all.
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| Coconut milk Toffee | Milk toffee without dairy milk.
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| Coconut Pudding | The coconut is also quite versatile.
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| Coconut Rock | A different sort of toffee.
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| Date & Nut Cake | Popular Dates again.
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| Date Cake | And yet again.
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| Date Toffee | You can't keep a good Date down.
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| Love Cake | Don't know where the name came from, however, delicious.
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| Mango Dessert | Tropical dessert.
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| Moulded Mango Pudding | Tropical pudding in a mould.
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| Palm Sugar - Jaggery Cake | Jaggery; try this.
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| Palm Sugar - Jaggery Pudding | And don't forget this pudding.
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| Pineapple Fluff | A firm favourite at most get-togethers.
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| Plum Pudding | Especially popular at Christmas time.
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| Sago (Tapioca) Pudding | Especially good with Jaggery.
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| Semolina Cheese Cake | A different combination to be tried.
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| Stuffed Prunes | Literally "stuffed" with sweet stuffing.
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| Toffee Pudding | Once again, can only be appreciated when tried.
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| Vattalappam | A medium sweet favourite of Sri Lankans.
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TASTE | "Taste" is usually a collection of dishes that are consumed when having alcohol.
Most people have "Taste" with drinks, unlike some who eat first and then have alcohol. I don't know why it is called this ("Taste"), but it is very popular in Sri Lanka. |
| Cocktail Eggs | Very popular at Cocktail parties.
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| Deep fried Sardines | Crunchy.
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| Devilled Beef Taste | Beef, hot!
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| Devilled Cashews | Cashews with some fire power.
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| Devilled Chick Peas | Chick Peas with the power of chilli.
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| Devilled Frankfurts | Frankfurts in hot sauce.
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| Devilled Olives | Olives in a good preparation.
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| Hot Cocktail Balls | Hard to stop eating once started.
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| "Murukku" - Deep fried spicy pretzels | Hot pretzels.
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| Pineapple & Date Taste | Good combination to keep you going.
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| Potato Puffs | Temptation.
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| Prunes with Devilled Pine | Interesting combination.
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| Roll Cutlets | Quite filling, so watch it.
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| Stuffed Chillies | A different preparation, quite delicious.
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| Tasty Cheese in Batter | You can't go wrong with Cheese.
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| "Ulundu Wadai" | Only some get the right flavour.
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| "Wadai" | Can be modified by adding prawns as well.
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VEGETABLES | |
| Beans'n'Sprats | Quick and easy preparation.
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| Breadfruit Vegetable | Breadfruit is available from Asian shops either fresh or canned.
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| Breadfruit Cutlets | Try this as well.
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| Cabbage "Mallun" | What is a "Mallun"? Try this easy dish and find out. Tasty with rice.
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| Cauliflower "Mallun" | Try a different preparation of Cauliflower.
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| Cooked Cucumber with Fish | Very easy on the palate.
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| Creamed Cauliflower | Cauliflower with a different taste.
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| Curried Beans | Beans with a bit of "oomph"
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| Curried Leeks | Spiced up Leeks.
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| Drumsticks White Vegetable | Drumsticks can be had from Asian shops, either fresh or canned.
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| Lady Finger - Okra - Vegetable | Okra is also available from Asian shops, fresh.
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| Parsley "Mallun" | Parsley with a difference.
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| Pumpkin Vegetable | Better than just plain Pumpkin.
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| Red Lentil Vegetable | Said to be healthy.
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| Sweet Potato White Vegetable | Also said to be healthy. Have it warm for breakfast.
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| Vegetable Pasties | Sri Lankan version.
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| Vegetable Pie | Not a "curried" pie.
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