Sri Lankan food is sometimes compared to the food available in South India but actually it has a distinct cuisine of its own. The people in Sri Lanka love spicy food and they have a fetish for deep-fried snacks. Though the staple food is rice and curry, there are some other dishes which have made Sri Lankan famous the world over. The top 5 local dishes are
1) Fish Curry and Mixed Rice
2) Chili Fish Curry
3) Jackfruit Curry
4) Beetroot Curry
5) Egg Kottu
Food in Sri Lanka tends to be very hot but nowadays milder dishes are available to cater to the growing global demands. The Sri Lankan cuisine use a lot of coconut milk and spices such as nutmeg, cloves and cardamoms are used in abundance. It is said that the country boasts of as many as 40 unique dishes but here we present the 5 most popular ones.
