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Practical guides to Sri Lankan food, cooking, and Hikkaduwa for curious travellers.

Is Sri Lankan Food Always Spicy? A Guide for First-Time Visitors

Is Sri Lankan food too spicy? Learn how chilli, spices and coconut milk work, which dishes tend to be mild, and how to ask for less heat.

Discover Sri Lankan breakfast: hoppers, string hoppers, pittu, pol roti and kiribath, and how each is served.

Explore Sri Lankan desserts: watalappan, buffalo curd with treacle, kavum, kokis, aluwa, coconut sweets and fresh tropical fruit.

Bring Sri Lankan flavours into your home kitchen with coconut, spices, curry leaves, dhal and sambol. Simple, practical tips for beginners.

How Sri Lankan cooking uses coconut milk, grated coconut and sambol in curries, breads, breakfast dishes and desserts.

Vegetarian food in Sri Lanka: dhal, vegetable curries, hoppers, pittu, pol roti, sambol and mallung, plus what to ask about ingredients.