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ash plantain Sri Lankan plantain, often used in curries

cuttlefish calamari

dosa crispy rice pancake

drumsticks Sri Lankan vegetable, similar to okra

hopper small pancake served on its own or with various ingredients cooked inside

iddli steamed rice cake

lamprais rice plus toppings (chicken, egg and pickle) served in a banana leaf

mallung shredded green vegetables fried with spices and coconut

kottu rotty rotty chopped up and stir-fried with meat and/or vegetables

pittu a mix of grated coconut and flour steamed in a bamboo mould

rotty a doughy pancake wrapped around spicy dollops of vegetable or potato

string hoppers small roundels of fine rice noodles

sambols spicy relishes served with curries

vadais spicy doughnuts made from deep-fried lentil-flour

Desserts

curd creamy yogurt made from buffalo milk

kiribath rice cooked in milk

wattalappam egg-based dessert, like crème caramel

Drinks

arrack popular Sri Lankan spirit, similar to rum and made from refined toddy

thambili coconut milk

toddy alcoholic drink made from coconut sap