{"id":11442,"date":"2018-04-10T15:45:26","date_gmt":"2018-04-10T21:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/?p=11442"},"modified":"2018-04-10T15:45:26","modified_gmt":"2018-04-10T21:15:26","slug":"the-ultimate-vegan-vegetarian-food-and-drinks-guide-to-sri-lanka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/the-ultimate-vegan-vegetarian-food-and-drinks-guide-to-sri-lanka\/","title":{"rendered":"THE ULTIMATE VEGAN &#038; VEGETARIAN FOOD AND DRINKS GUIDE TO SRI LANKA."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_55 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662bf0589227f\"><span class=\"\"><span style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" 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href=\"https:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/the-ultimate-vegan-vegetarian-food-and-drinks-guide-to-sri-lanka\/#THE_ULTIMATE_VEGAN_VEGETARIAN_FOOD_AND_DRINKS_GUIDE_TO_SRI_LANKA\" title=\"THE ULTIMATE VEGAN &amp; VEGETARIAN FOOD AND DRINKS GUIDE TO SRI LANKA. \u00a0\">THE ULTIMATE VEGAN &amp; VEGETARIAN FOOD AND DRINKS GUIDE TO SRI LANKA. \u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/the-ultimate-vegan-vegetarian-food-and-drinks-guide-to-sri-lanka\/#SRI_LANKA_IS_PARADISE_FOR_VEGANS\" title=\"SRI LANKA IS PARADISE FOR VEGANS!\">SRI LANKA IS PARADISE FOR VEGANS!<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/the-ultimate-vegan-vegetarian-food-and-drinks-guide-to-sri-lanka\/#SIMILARITIES_BETWEEN_SOUTH_INDIAN_AND_SRI_LANKAN_FOOD\" title=\"SIMILARITIES BETWEEN SOUTH INDIAN AND SRI LANKAN FOOD:\">SIMILARITIES BETWEEN SOUTH INDIAN AND SRI LANKAN FOOD:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/the-ultimate-vegan-vegetarian-food-and-drinks-guide-to-sri-lanka\/#GUIDE_TO_LOCAL_SRI_LANKAN_FOOD\" title=\"GUIDE TO LOCAL SRI LANKAN FOOD:\">GUIDE TO LOCAL SRI LANKAN FOOD:<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/the-ultimate-vegan-vegetarian-food-and-drinks-guide-to-sri-lanka\/#SAMBOL_%E2%80%93_SRI_LANKA_VEGAN_GUIDE\" title=\"SAMBOL \u2013 SRI LANKA VEGAN GUIDE\">SAMBOL \u2013 SRI LANKA VEGAN GUIDE<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/the-ultimate-vegan-vegetarian-food-and-drinks-guide-to-sri-lanka\/#HOPPERS\" title=\"HOPPERS:\">HOPPERS:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/the-ultimate-vegan-vegetarian-food-and-drinks-guide-to-sri-lanka\/#STRING_HOPPERS\" title=\"STRING HOPPERS:\">STRING HOPPERS:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/the-ultimate-vegan-vegetarian-food-and-drinks-guide-to-sri-lanka\/#PITTU\" title=\"PITTU:\">PITTU:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/the-ultimate-vegan-vegetarian-food-and-drinks-guide-to-sri-lanka\/#KOTTU_ROTI\" title=\"KOTTU ROTI:\">KOTTU ROTI:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/the-ultimate-vegan-vegetarian-food-and-drinks-guide-to-sri-lanka\/#PARIPPU_Dhal_curry\" title=\"PARIPPU (Dhal curry): \">PARIPPU (Dhal curry): <\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/the-ultimate-vegan-vegetarian-food-and-drinks-guide-to-sri-lanka\/#POLOS_CURRY\" title=\"POLOS CURRY:\">POLOS CURRY:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/the-ultimate-vegan-vegetarian-food-and-drinks-guide-to-sri-lanka\/#ACHCHARU\" title=\"ACHCHARU: \">ACHCHARU: <\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/the-ultimate-vegan-vegetarian-food-and-drinks-guide-to-sri-lanka\/#RED_RICE\" title=\"RED RICE: \">RED RICE: <\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/the-ultimate-vegan-vegetarian-food-and-drinks-guide-to-sri-lanka\/#KIRI_HODI\" title=\"KIRI HODI:\">KIRI HODI:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/the-ultimate-vegan-vegetarian-food-and-drinks-guide-to-sri-lanka\/#KOLA_KANDA\" title=\"KOLA KANDA:\">KOLA KANDA:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/the-ultimate-vegan-vegetarian-food-and-drinks-guide-to-sri-lanka\/#SWEET_POTATOES_AND_PUMPKIN\" title=\"SWEET POTATOES AND PUMPKIN:\">SWEET POTATOES AND PUMPKIN:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/the-ultimate-vegan-vegetarian-food-and-drinks-guide-to-sri-lanka\/#MILK_RICE\" title=\"MILK RICE: \">MILK RICE: <\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/the-ultimate-vegan-vegetarian-food-and-drinks-guide-to-sri-lanka\/#COCONUT_ROTI\" title=\"COCONUT ROTI:\">COCONUT ROTI:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/the-ultimate-vegan-vegetarian-food-and-drinks-guide-to-sri-lanka\/#WAMBATU_MOJU_Eggplant_pickle\" title=\"WAMBATU MOJU (Eggplant pickle)\">WAMBATU MOJU (Eggplant pickle)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/the-ultimate-vegan-vegetarian-food-and-drinks-guide-to-sri-lanka\/#SPICY_PEANUTS\" title=\"SPICY PEANUTS:\">SPICY PEANUTS:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/the-ultimate-vegan-vegetarian-food-and-drinks-guide-to-sri-lanka\/#VEGAN_AND_VEGETARIAN_SWEETS_OF_SRI_LANKA\" title=\"VEGAN AND VEGETARIAN SWEETS OF SRI LANKA\">VEGAN AND VEGETARIAN SWEETS OF SRI LANKA<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/the-ultimate-vegan-vegetarian-food-and-drinks-guide-to-sri-lanka\/#AASMI\" title=\"AASMI:\">AASMI:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/the-ultimate-vegan-vegetarian-food-and-drinks-guide-to-sri-lanka\/#KITHUL_JAGGERY\" title=\"KITHUL JAGGERY: \">KITHUL JAGGERY: <\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/the-ultimate-vegan-vegetarian-food-and-drinks-guide-to-sri-lanka\/#KAVUM_AKA_KEVUM\" title=\"KAVUM AKA KEVUM- \">KAVUM AKA KEVUM- <\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/the-ultimate-vegan-vegetarian-food-and-drinks-guide-to-sri-lanka\/#ALCOHOLIC_AND_NON_ALCOHOLIC_DRINKS_IN_SRI_LANKA\" title=\"ALCOHOLIC AND NON ALCOHOLIC DRINKS IN SRI LANKA:\">ALCOHOLIC AND NON ALCOHOLIC DRINKS IN SRI LANKA:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-26\" href=\"https:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/the-ultimate-vegan-vegetarian-food-and-drinks-guide-to-sri-lanka\/#SRI_LANKAN_TEA\" title=\"SRI LANKAN TEA: \">SRI LANKAN TEA: <\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-27\" href=\"https:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/the-ultimate-vegan-vegetarian-food-and-drinks-guide-to-sri-lanka\/#WOOD_APPLE_JUICE\" title=\"WOOD APPLE JUICE:\">WOOD APPLE JUICE:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-28\" href=\"https:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/the-ultimate-vegan-vegetarian-food-and-drinks-guide-to-sri-lanka\/#KING_COCONUT_WATER\" title=\"KING COCONUT WATER:\">KING COCONUT WATER:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-29\" href=\"https:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/the-ultimate-vegan-vegetarian-food-and-drinks-guide-to-sri-lanka\/#OLD_ARRACK\" title=\"OLD ARRACK:\">OLD ARRACK:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-30\" href=\"https:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/the-ultimate-vegan-vegetarian-food-and-drinks-guide-to-sri-lanka\/#LION_LAGER\" title=\"LION LAGER\">LION LAGER<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-31\" href=\"https:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/the-ultimate-vegan-vegetarian-food-and-drinks-guide-to-sri-lanka\/#VEGETARIAN_AND_VEGAN_SOUTH_INDIAN_FOOD_IN_SRI_LANKA\" title=\"VEGETARIAN AND VEGAN SOUTH INDIAN FOOD IN SRI LANKA:\">VEGETARIAN AND VEGAN SOUTH INDIAN FOOD IN SRI LANKA:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-32\" href=\"https:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/the-ultimate-vegan-vegetarian-food-and-drinks-guide-to-sri-lanka\/#INTERNATIONAL_FOOD_IN_SRI_LANKA\" title=\"INTERNATIONAL FOOD IN SRI LANKA\">INTERNATIONAL FOOD IN SRI LANKA<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-33\" href=\"https:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/the-ultimate-vegan-vegetarian-food-and-drinks-guide-to-sri-lanka\/#The_view_from_my_SoulWindow_is_finger_licking_good\" title=\"The view from my #SoulWindow is finger licking good!\">The view from my #SoulWindow is finger licking good!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-34\" href=\"https:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/the-ultimate-vegan-vegetarian-food-and-drinks-guide-to-sri-lanka\/#_Pls_subscribefollowlike\" title=\"\u00a0Pls subscribe\/follow\/like:\">\u00a0Pls subscribe\/follow\/like:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"THE_ULTIMATE_VEGAN_VEGETARIAN_FOOD_AND_DRINKS_GUIDE_TO_SRI_LANKA\"><\/span><span style=\"color:#ff6600;\"><strong>THE ULTIMATE VEGAN &amp; VEGETARIAN FOOD AND DRINKS GUIDE TO SRI LANKA. \u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Being a vegetarian, the only thing which worries me before a foreign trip is whether I will easily get <strong>affordable vegetarian or vegan food<\/strong>. I am a proud vegetarian (no eggs, dairy yes) since 1994 and I am one of those who will <strong>stare at you angrily<\/strong> if you dismiss vegetarian food as <em>ghaas phoss<\/em> (herbs and shrubs).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-11413 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/coconut-roti-india-sri-lanka-vegan-food.jpg\" alt=\"Coconut Roti. India Sri Lanka Vegan Food\" width=\"614\" height=\"922\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Having traveled to <strong>Australia, Jordan, Bhutan, U.A.E., Thailand<\/strong>, I can now say that it is becoming easier to find vegetarian and vegan food in many countries off late. But most of these countries sell such food at a premium cost or sometimes even add ingredients which they think is vegetarian. (But of course <strong>fish doesn\u2019t grow on trees<\/strong>!) This blog is another of my <strong>MEGA BLOG<\/strong>, a term I coined some time back!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11440\" src=\"http:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/local-wine-arrack-india-sri-lanka-vegan-food.jpg\" alt=\"Local wine. arrack. India Sri Lanka Vegan Food\" width=\"1200\" height=\"652\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"SRI_LANKA_IS_PARADISE_FOR_VEGANS\"><\/span><span style=\"color:#ff6600;\"><strong>SRI LANKA IS PARADISE FOR VEGANS!<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Of the countries I have traveled to, apart from India, <strong>Bhutan and Nepal<\/strong>, Sri Lanka was the only other country where <strong>I can blindly trust<\/strong> the server when he\/she tells me that a particular dish is vegetarian or vegan. In fact, Sri Lanka is a <strong>paradise for vegans<\/strong> and vegetarians, much like <strong>my country India<\/strong>. Unlike some countries I listed above, vegetarian food in Sri Lanka is abundant and not just limited to<strong> specialty restaurants<\/strong> and <strong>caf\u00e9<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-11436 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/vegetarian-curry-and-rice-india-sri-lanka-vegan-food.jpg\" alt=\"Vegetarian curry and rice. India Sri Lanka Vegan Food\" width=\"1200\" height=\"707\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I visited Colombo, Sigiriya, Galle, Kandy etc. Every where I went in Sri Lanka, it was easy to find vegetarian\/vegan Sri Lankan\/Indian and continental food. The food in Sri Lanka is spicy and has <strong>bold flavours.<\/strong> The food served in five star hotels is milder in taste though.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11429\" src=\"http:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/samosa-india-sri-lanka-vegan-food.jpg\" alt=\"Samosa. India Sri Lanka Vegan Food\" width=\"1200\" height=\"637\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"SIMILARITIES_BETWEEN_SOUTH_INDIAN_AND_SRI_LANKAN_FOOD\"><\/span><span style=\"color:#ff6600;\"><strong>SIMILARITIES BETWEEN SOUTH INDIAN AND SRI LANKAN FOOD:<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I know it is annoying that I keep giving <strong>Indian references<\/strong> throughout this blog. But it is important to show the similarity between South Indian and Sri Lankan food. Much of the food in both countries taste and look similar. They just go with different names. Thousands of years of <strong>migration<\/strong> and <strong>invasions<\/strong> resulted in the inevitable overlapping of food culture in the two <strong>neighbouring countries.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11419\" src=\"http:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/mendu-vada-india-sri-lanka-vegan-food.jpg\" alt=\"Mendu vada. India Sri Lanka Vegan Food\" width=\"922\" height=\"614\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If I mention India, be sure the particular dish will also be available in India, mostly South. And much like <strong>South India<\/strong>, food at many places in Sri Lanka is served on fresh banana leaves.<\/p>\n<p>Below are some of the vegetarian\/vegan dishes I savoured during my <strong>sojourn to Sri Lanka<\/strong>. Even meat eaters will beg for more vegan food here:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11426\" src=\"http:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/pol-sambol-aka-coconut-sambol-and-katta-sambol-india-sri-lanka-vegan-food.jpg\" alt=\"Pol sambol aka coconut sambol and Katta sambol. India Sri Lanka Vegan Food\" width=\"922\" height=\"614\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"GUIDE_TO_LOCAL_SRI_LANKAN_FOOD\"><\/span><span style=\"color:#ff6600;\"><strong>GUIDE TO LOCAL SRI LANKAN FOOD:<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"SAMBOL_%E2%80%93_SRI_LANKA_VEGAN_GUIDE\"><\/span><span style=\"color:#ff6600;\"><strong>SAMBOL \u2013 SRI LANKA VEGAN GUIDE<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Sambols are the accompaniment or chutneys without which a Sri Lankan meal is incomplete. It is ubiquitous and much loved by the locals and foreigners alike. I thought it would be an injustice to dedicate just a paragraph to sambol in this blog, so I wrote a separate blog on different kinds of sambols like <strong>Pol sambol, Katta Sambol and Seeni Sambola. <\/strong>The blog also has easy to make <strong>recipes of sambols.<\/strong> Yes, it takes only 10 minutes to make pol sambol.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11411\" src=\"http:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/coconut-aka-pol-sambol-india-sri-lanka-vegan-food.jpg\" alt=\"Coconut aka pol sambol. India Sri Lanka Vegan Food\" width=\"1066\" height=\"768\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"HOPPERS\"><\/span><span style=\"color:#ff6600;\"><strong>HOPPERS:<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Most restaurants will serve this <strong>in the breakfast<\/strong>. Called in India as <strong>appa or appam,<\/strong> it is wafer thin pancake made in the shape of a bowl. It is also commonly available in much of India, moreso in <strong>South India<\/strong>. It is made with a batter of <strong>fermented rice flour paste<\/strong>, coconut milk and palm toddy. It is light so just hog!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11420\" src=\"http:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/milk-rice-aka-kiribath-idiyappam-aka-styring-hoppers-kiri-hodi-india-sri-lanka-vegan-food.jpg\" alt=\"Milk Rice aka kiribath, idiyappam aka styring hoppers, kiri hodi. India Sri Lanka Vegan Food\" width=\"1200\" height=\"687\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mostly it is savoury in taste. Some varieties have sweet version too. The sweeter varieties are the milk hopper (<em>kiri appa<\/em>) and the <em>pani appa<\/em>\u00a0(made using treacle). In case you want to make it at home, you can <strong>buy hoppers flour<\/strong> at most grocery shops and supermarkets in Sri Lanka<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#ff0000;\">VEGAN ALERT<\/span>&#8211; <\/strong>Sometimes it may <strong>contain eggs<\/strong> (<em>biththara appa<\/em>) so please ask before ordering. It is great food for vegans as it contains <strong>no dairy.<\/strong> You will love the fact that its outer surface is crisp while it is soft from inside, especially at the bottom of the bowl. The bowl shape is courtesy <em><strong>tachchiya<\/strong><\/em><em> (hot pan). <strong>Indian chefs<\/strong> sometimes make it in <\/em><em><strong>karahi<\/strong><\/em><em> (wok)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11415\" src=\"http:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/idiyappam-aka-string-hoppers-india-sri-lanka-vegan-food.jpg\" alt=\"Idiyappam aka string hoppers. India Sri Lanka Vegan Food\" width=\"768\" height=\"984\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"STRING_HOPPERS\"><\/span><span style=\"color:#ff6600;\"><strong>STRING HOPPERS:<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Commonly called <strong>Idiyappam in India<\/strong>, it is also widely <strong>served in breakfast<\/strong> across Sri Lanka. It is also popular in <strong>Singapore, Malaysia<\/strong> and many other Asian countries. These are thin spaghetti or noodles like strings of rice flour dough. It takes skill to make it. The dough is <strong>grated on a specialized sieve<\/strong> on small wooden or metal trays stacked one atop another, closed and steamed. The method of making <strong>Idli<\/strong> is the same. It goes best with <em>sambols<\/em> and coconut chutneys and <strong><em>sambhar<\/em><\/strong> (Indian lentil curry) or Sri Lankan curries like <strong><em>ala hodi<\/em><\/strong> (Potato curry) and <strong><em>parippu<\/em><\/strong> (dhal-lentil). <em>Idiyappam<\/em> aka string hoppers has its root in India an dates back to first century. It is light on stomach, low on spice, healthy and easily digestible.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#ff0000;\">VEGAN ALERT<\/span>&#8211; <\/strong>Some chefs include curd in Indian coconut chutney.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11430\" src=\"http:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/sil-batta-at-spice-garden-india-sri-lanka-vegan-food.jpg\" alt=\"sil batta at Spice garden. India Sri Lanka Vegan Food\" width=\"614\" height=\"922\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PITTU\"><\/span><span style=\"color:#ff6600;\"><strong>PITTU:<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Called <strong><em>puttu<\/em> in South India<\/strong>, it is a cylindrical roll made up of ground rice and coconut. It is then steamed and <strong>served with curry<\/strong>, ghee and sometimes with sugar. In India, it is widely served with <strong><em>chana masala<\/em><\/strong> (chickpeas curry). The other two varieties of <em>pittu<\/em> available in Sri Lanka are <strong><em>pol pittu<\/em><\/strong> (made with coconut) and <strong><em>mani pittu<\/em><\/strong> (made with wheat flour).<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#ff0000;\">VEGAN ALERT<\/span>&#8211; It is often served with egg and meat curries. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11416\" src=\"http:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/india-sri-lanka-vegan-food.jpg\" alt=\"India Sri Lanka Vegan Food\" width=\"931\" height=\"614\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"KOTTU_ROTI\"><\/span><span style=\"color:#ff6600;\"><strong>KOTTU ROTI:<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Very popular across Sri Lanka, it made me wonder if some resourceful chef centuries ago <strong>carelessly dumped all the leftovers<\/strong> in a wok and realized that all of it taste good together. It is a coarse mixture of <strong><em>godamba roti<\/em><\/strong> (Sri Lankan bread), vegetables and curry etc. The <strong>sound<\/strong> associated with <em>Kottu Roti<\/em> makes it all the more famous. The skilled chefs defly chop the ingredients with blunt metal cleavers while it is still being cooked on hot iron griddle <em>(tawa). <\/em>Reminds you of Indian <strong>pao bhaji<\/strong> at Girgaum Chowpatty, <strong>Mumbai<\/strong> eh?<\/p>\n<p>You can easily find <em>kottu roti<\/em> in <em>petti kades<\/em> (road side eateries) and posh restaurants.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#ff0000;\">VEGAN ALERT<\/span>&#8211; <\/strong>Egg and <strong>meat<\/strong> versions are also common and can be confusing. Just ask!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11431\" src=\"http:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/spices-india-sri-lanka-vegan-food.jpg\" alt=\"Spices. India Sri Lanka Vegan Food\" width=\"777\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PARIPPU_Dhal_curry\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color:#ff6600;\">PARIPPU (Dhal curry):<\/span> <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>It is a <strong>lentil curry<\/strong>, mildly spiced with spices and curry leaves.<strong> \u00a0<\/strong>It goes well with rice, string hoppers and rotis. Mostly made with <strong><em>mysore dhal<\/em><\/strong>, it is a staple food of Sri Lankans and also most of Indians and Nepalese.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#ff0000;\">VEGAN ALERT<\/span>&#8211; <\/strong>None<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"POLOS_CURRY\"><\/span><span style=\"color:#ff6600;\"><strong>POLOS CURRY:<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Jackfruit is a large <strong>tropical food<\/strong>, commonly available across Sri Lanka and India. However, the cooking method and taste varies. It is a large fruit chopped into pieces and cooked into a curry. Fresh polos <strong>(young green jackfruit)<\/strong> is preferred by the Sri Lankans. Spices like chilli powder, turmeric, mustard seeds, <strong>pandan leaves<\/strong> and curry leaf sprigs enhance its flavor. It is <strong>starchy and the texture is coarse<\/strong> and <strong>meat<\/strong> like.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#ff0000;\">VEGAN ALERT<\/span>&#8211; <\/strong>You can\u2019t go wrong with this one.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11427\" src=\"http:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/roti-india-sri-lanka-vegan-food.jpg\" alt=\"Roti. India Sri Lanka Vegan Food\" width=\"768\" height=\"895\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ACHCHARU\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color:#ff6600;\">ACHCHARU:<\/span> <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>It is not a main side but served as <strong>an accompaniment<\/strong> or side dish to the main course. <em>Achcharu<\/em> is the Sri Lankan version of pickles. The Sri Lankan <em>achcharu<\/em> taste distinctively different from the <strong>Indian<em> achars<\/em><\/strong> or pickles, even though they use same ingredients such as <strong>raw mangoes, lime, onion, chillies, <em>amberalla<\/em><\/strong> (Malay apple) and even pineapple and olives. Much like how Indian <em>achar<\/em> taste different in every state and every home, Sri Lankan <em>achcharu<\/em> also come in <strong>huge variety and varies in taste<\/strong> and texture as you move to different regions. <em>Achcharu<\/em> is a Sinhala term which means \u2018mix of ingredients\u2019. You can also <strong>buy bottled <em>achcharu<\/em><\/strong> from shops. These have a long shelf life and can be savoured even when you have left Sri Lanka. Much like <em>achar<\/em>, the taste of <em>achcharu<\/em> is <strong>bold, spicy and zingy<\/strong> and thus can not be enjoyed on its own. It is thus wise to <strong>eat it in very small amounts<\/strong> along with rice and curry etc.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#ff0000;\">VEGAN ALERT<\/span>&#8211; <\/strong>Don\u2019t even think twice. Go for it!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11441\" src=\"http:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/red-rice-sri-lanka-vegan-food.jpg\" alt=\"Red Rice Sri Lanka Vegan Food\" width=\"922\" height=\"614\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"RED_RICE\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color:#ff6600;\">RED RICE:<\/span> <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>It is the local <strong>thick grained<\/strong> Sri Lankan rice most commonly consumed with local curries and <em>dhal<\/em> (spicy lentil stew)<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#ff0000;\">VEGAN ALERT<\/span>&#8211; None<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"KIRI_HODI\"><\/span><span style=\"color:#ff6600;\"><strong>KIRI HODI:<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Kiri Hodi is a <strong>mixed vegetable curry<\/strong> and is a staple food of Sri Lanka. It is served mostly with red rice but also goes with string hoppers and bread (<em>roti<\/em>). \u00a0<strong>Coconut milk<\/strong> forms the base of the gravy while garlic, onion, cinnamon, pandan leaves, curry powder and fenugreek add to its taste. It is <strong>light on stomach<\/strong>, so you can hog. <strong><em>Ala Kiri Hodi<\/em><\/strong> means same dish but potatoes are main ingredients here.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#ff0000;\">VEGAN ALERT<\/span>&#8211; <\/strong>Some versions contain eggs.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11439\" src=\"http:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/kola-kanda-mukunuwenna-herbal-soup-india-sri-lanka-vegan-food.jpg\" alt=\"Kola Kanda, Mukunuwenna herbal soup. India Sri Lanka Vegan Food\" width=\"837\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"KOLA_KANDA\"><\/span><span style=\"color:#ff6600;\"><strong>KOLA KANDA:<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>It is a <strong>herbal soup<\/strong> made with <strong><em>Mukunuwenna<\/em><\/strong>, botanical name of which is <strong><em>Alternanthera sessilis<\/em><\/strong>. I had a bowl of Kola Kanda on one of the days for breakfast. It is a popular pot herb eaten by the locals. The <strong>taste was mild<\/strong> and nothing to write home about but it is a must have for the <strong>umpteen medicinal benefits<\/strong> it offers. It works in <strong>curing anemia<\/strong>, skin diseases and <strong>constipation<\/strong>. It also pacifies <strong>pitha<\/strong> and increases <strong>eye sight<\/strong>. It is also said to increase the flow of milk in <strong>nursing mothers<\/strong>. It is a cholagogue laxative useful in chronic congestion of the liver biliousness and dyspepsia associated with sluggish liver. Thanks to its diuretic and diluents properties, it may be used in acute and chronic pyelitis cystitis gonorrhea. Its leaves are also <strong>eaten as salad and curry.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#ff0000;\">VEGAN ALERT<\/span>:<\/strong> Check with staff that there is no cream in it.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11435\" src=\"http:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/sweet-potatoes-india-sri-lanka-vegan-food.jpg\" alt=\"Sweet potatoes. India Sri Lanka Vegan Food\" width=\"1152\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"SWEET_POTATOES_AND_PUMPKIN\"><\/span><span style=\"color:#ff6600;\"><strong>SWEET POTATOES AND PUMPKIN:<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>It is very common to find cooked Sweet Potatoes and Pumpkin in breakfast in Sri Lanka. It doesn\u2019t appeal to me but it sure has many takers, especially tourists from <strong>Europe.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#ff0000;\"><strong>VEGAN ALERT- <\/strong><\/span>Just blindly gobble it up if it is your kind of thing!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11421\" src=\"http:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/milk-rice-aka-kiribath-india-sri-lanka-vegan-food.jpg\" alt=\"Milk Rice aka Kiribath. India Sri Lanka Vegan Food\" width=\"922\" height=\"614\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"MILK_RICE\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color:#ff6600;\">MILK RICE:<\/span> <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Called <strong><em>kiribath<\/em> in South India<\/strong>, milk rice is cooked on special occasions, much like India. Sri Lankans consider it <strong>auspicious food<\/strong>. It is mild in taste. Rice and thick coconut cream are cooked together. This bland rice pudding is often <strong>cut in square shape<\/strong> after it cools down and served with sambols, <strong><em>lunumiris<\/em><\/strong> (onion and chilli sambol) or treacle mix called <strong><em>panipol.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#ff0000;\">VEGAN ALERT<\/span>&#8211; <\/strong>Despite the name Milk Rice, <strong>dairy is not<\/strong> used. The milk here refers to the coconut milk. However, it is still wise to ask before making a mountain of milk rice on your breakfast plate. <em>Lunumiris <\/em><strong>may contain fish.<\/strong> Ask.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11412\" src=\"http:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/coconut-cafe-india-sri-lanka-vegan-food.jpg\" alt=\"Coconut cafe. India Sri Lanka Vegan Food\" width=\"969\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"COCONUT_ROTI\"><\/span><span style=\"color:#ff6600;\"><strong>COCONUT ROTI:<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>These are small round breads cooked on an iron griddle. It can be eaten with curries and sambol. Contains coconut and wheat.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WAMBATU_MOJU_Eggplant_pickle\"><\/span><span style=\"color:#ff6600;\"><strong>WAMBATU MOJU (Eggplant pickle)<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>These are <strong>deep fried sweet and sour brinjal wedges<\/strong> saut\u00e9ed with green chillies, red onions, sugar, vinegar, turmeric, mustard seeds. It goes well as an accompaniment to rice and curry.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#ff0000;\">VEGAN ALERT<\/span>&#8211; None<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11423\" src=\"http:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/peanuts-india-sri-lanka-vegan-food.jpg\" alt=\"Peanuts. India Sri Lanka Vegan Food\" width=\"614\" height=\"688\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"SPICY_PEANUTS\"><\/span><span style=\"color:#ff6600;\"><strong>SPICY PEANUTS:<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>I bought some packed flavoured peanuts from a super store. The taste was <strong>distinctively different<\/strong> from what I have eaten till now. It contains curry leaves and many local spices. A must try if you are in Sri Lanka. It <strong>lasts long<\/strong> so you can pack some for home as well. It is spicy and goes well with alcoholic drinks.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#ff0000;\">VEGAN ALERT<\/span>&#8211; <\/strong>None<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"VEGAN_AND_VEGETARIAN_SWEETS_OF_SRI_LANKA\"><\/span><span style=\"color:#ff6600;\"><strong>VEGAN AND VEGETARIAN SWEETS OF SRI LANKA<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"AASMI\"><\/span><span style=\"color:#ff6600;\"><strong>AASMI:<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Aasmi is <strong>visually beautiful<\/strong> and looks similar to <em>idiyappam<\/em> aka string hoppers. It is available at most street shops but is quite popular during Sinhala and Tamil new year. It is made up of rice flour, coconut milk and <strong><em>davul kurundu juice<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#ff0000;\">VEGAN ALERT<\/span>:<\/strong> None<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11409\" src=\"http:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/aasmi-dessert-india-sri-lanka-vegan-food.jpg\" alt=\"Aasmi. Dessert. India Sri Lanka Vegan Food\" width=\"1200\" height=\"695\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"KITHUL_JAGGERY\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color:#ff6600;\">KITHUL JAGGERY:<\/span> <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>It is an <strong>ancient sweetener<\/strong> popular in Sri Lanka. It looks the same as <strong><em>\u2018gur\u2019<\/em><\/strong> from India but tastes a bit different. Most locals use kithul jiggery instead of sugar in daily use. It is extracted from <strong>fish tail palm<\/strong>. Concentrated treacle is <strong>heated to 200\u00b0C<\/strong>. The thick syrup is then cooled down and shaped as per the mould and cut into small pieces.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#ff0000;\">VEGAN ALERT<\/span>:<\/strong> Fish tail palm is a tree, so <strong>stop sweating<\/strong> please!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11417\" src=\"http:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/kevum-aka-kevam-india-sri-lanka-vegan-food.jpg\" alt=\"Kevum aka kevam. India Sri Lanka Vegan Food\" width=\"922\" height=\"614\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"KAVUM_AKA_KEVUM\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color:#ff6600;\">KAVUM AKA KEVUM-<\/span> <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Like Milk Rice, Kavum aka Kevum is also cooked on special occasions. This <strong>sweet dish<\/strong> is prepared from fine rice flour, <strong>kithul<\/strong> treacle (sugar palm) and coconut oil. It is most commonly eaten during the Sri Lankan new year aka <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sinhala_New_Year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sinhala New Year<\/a>. It is popularly known as oil cake. It also finds mention in ancient Sri Lankan scriptures such as Pujawaliya, Saddharma Ratnawaliya and Ummagga Jatakaya. There are <strong>many different varieties of <em>kavum<\/em><\/strong> found in Sri Lanka. Some are Konda kevum, Undu kevum, Naran kevum, Mun kevum and Thala kevum etc.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#ff0000;\">VEGAN ALERT<\/span>&#8211; <\/strong>It is safe too!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11438\" src=\"http:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/king-coconut-india-sri-lanka-vegan-food.jpg\" alt=\"King coconut. India Sri Lanka Vegan Food\" width=\"922\" height=\"614\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ALCOHOLIC_AND_NON_ALCOHOLIC_DRINKS_IN_SRI_LANKA\"><\/span><span style=\"color:#ff6600;\"><strong>ALCOHOLIC AND NON ALCOHOLIC DRINKS IN SRI LANKA:<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"SRI_LANKAN_TEA\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color:#ff6600;\">SRI LANKAN TEA:<\/span> <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Sri Lanka has many beverages which are unique to the island country. For example, you get many <strong>varieties of Sri Lankan Tea<\/strong> aka Ceylon tea. Tea culture in Sri Lanka is as strong as that of India. Tea production also employs more than <strong>5 % of the population<\/strong> of Sri Lanka and is one of the major contributors to the economy of the small island. When in Sri Lanka, you must try different types of teas. Some of the teas you can try here are Irish Breakfast, <strong>Spiced Masala, green tea,<\/strong> Rose and French Vanilla, <strong>Lapsang Souchong<\/strong>, English Breakfast Earl Grey, English Afternoon black tea. You can also visit a tea garden, tea factory and even buy teas neatly packed in cute porcelain elephants.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11437\" src=\"http:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/wood-apple-juice-bel-sherbat-india-sri-lanka-vegan-food.jpg\" alt=\"Wood apple juice. Bel sherbat. India Sri Lanka Vegan Food\" width=\"768\" height=\"1152\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WOOD_APPLE_JUICE\"><\/span><span style=\"color:#ff6600;\"><strong>WOOD APPLE JUICE:<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>It is known as <strong><em>Bel ka sherbet<\/em><\/strong> in India. It is a coarse juice and is quite <strong>soothing during hot weather<\/strong>. It can be thick or thin depending upon the mood of the chef. It has <strong>many medicinal benefits<\/strong> too. For example it boosts energy, purifies the blood, helps in diabetes, aids digestion and many more.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"KING_COCONUT_WATER\"><\/span><span style=\"color:#ff6600;\"><strong>KING COCONUT WATER:<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>When in Sri Lanka, always order King Coconut (<em>cocos nucifera var. aurantiaca<\/em>). What makes King Coconut unique is that it is <em>indigenous to Sri Lanka<\/em>. It is <em>bright orange<\/em> in color and grows naturally all over the tropical island, sans any human aid. It is the <strong>best drink<\/strong> to beat the humid air of Sri Lanka. Not only is it refreshing, it is also <strong>rich in electrolytes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11422\" src=\"http:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/old-arrack-india-sri-lanka-vegan-food.jpg\" alt=\"Old arrack. India Sri Lanka Vegan Food\" width=\"614\" height=\"863\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"OLD_ARRACK\"><\/span><span style=\"color:#ff6600;\"><strong>OLD ARRACK:<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>When in Sri Lanka, you can\u2019t skip old arrack. It is equivalent of <strong><em>feni<\/em><\/strong> of <strong>Goa<\/strong> (India). The country made drink is a distilled <strong>alcoholic beverage<\/strong> quite popular amongst locals and tourists alike. The <strong>sap of unopened flowers<\/strong> from a coconut palm is fermented and distilled before being packaged. You can have it with ginger beer, soda, cola or lemon based cold drinks.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11418\" src=\"http:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/lion-beer-india-sri-lanka-vegan-food.jpg\" alt=\"Lion beer. India Sri Lanka Vegan Food\" width=\"922\" height=\"614\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"LION_LAGER\"><\/span><span style=\"color:#ff6600;\"><strong>LION LAGER<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Another alcoholic beer ubiquitous in Sri Lanka is the Lion beer. The beer goes well with most spicy dishes of Sri Lanka. Its <strong>packaging is attractive<\/strong>. Do not miss it!<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#ff0000;\">VEGAN ALERT<\/span>&#8211; <\/strong>All the above mentioned drinks are vegan<strong>. <\/strong>Just watch out for milk in some versions of the teas.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11434\" src=\"http:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/street-food-india-sri-lanka-vegan-food.jpg\" alt=\"Street food. India Sri Lanka Vegan Food\" width=\"1200\" height=\"676\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"VEGETARIAN_AND_VEGAN_SOUTH_INDIAN_FOOD_IN_SRI_LANKA\"><\/span><span style=\"color:#ff6600;\"><strong>VEGETARIAN AND VEGAN SOUTH INDIAN FOOD IN SRI LANKA:<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><strong>South Indian food<\/strong> like Masala Dosa, Mendu Vada,Idli, Samosa, sambhar, Chana, Dal Chawal, Murukku are easily available if you look carefully. All of these dishes are vegetarian and most of these dishes are vegan. Apart from posh restaurants, most of these dishes are also available in road side cars for <strong>as less as half a USD<\/strong>. What\u2019s not to love?<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#ff0000;\">VEGAN ALERT<\/span>&#8211; <\/strong>The only thing in above dishes can pose a problem to vegans is the curd present in the South Indian style chutney.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11433\" src=\"http:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/street-food-mendu-vada-murukku-india-sri-lanka-vegan-food.jpg\" alt=\"Street food, mendu vada, murukku. India Sri Lanka Vegan Food\" width=\"922\" height=\"614\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"INTERNATIONAL_FOOD_IN_SRI_LANKA\"><\/span><span style=\"color:#ff6600;\"><strong>INTERNATIONAL FOOD IN SRI LANKA<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>In case you are bored of Sri Lankan and Indian food (which is unlikely), you can also indulge in <strong>Pita bread<\/strong> with falafel and hummus, vegetarian sushi, <strong>pastas and pizzas<\/strong> across the speciality restaurants in Sri Lanka. I particularly liked the trendy <strong>Barefoot Caf\u00e9<\/strong> in Colombo. Their <strong>falafel rolls<\/strong> and <strong>spinach cheese quiche<\/strong> were generous in portion and quite tasty. <strong>Semoundu<\/strong>, situated at the uber cool <strong>old Dutch hospital building<\/strong> is posh and serves amazing continental food apart from the delicious Sri Lankan thali. It is deftly run by Sri Lankan airlines.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#ff0000;\">VEGAN ALERT<\/span>&#8211;<\/strong>Beware of cheese, cream, yoghurt, eggs, fish. Discuss with server or chef before you are served.<strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11424\" src=\"http:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/pita-falafel-and-hummus-at-barefoot-cafe-india-sri-lanka-vegan-food.jpg\" alt=\"Pita, falafel and hummus at barefoot cafe. India Sri Lanka Vegan Food\" width=\"906\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_view_from_my_SoulWindow_is_finger_licking_good\"><\/span><span style=\"color:#ff6600;\">The view from my #SoulWindow is finger licking good!<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11432\" src=\"http:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/spinach-and-cheese-quiche-at-barefoot-cafe-india-sri-lanka-vegan-food.jpg\" alt=\"Spinach and cheese quiche at Barefoot cafe. India Sri Lanka Vegan Food\" width=\"1152\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>Disclosure:<\/strong> As is common in the travel industry to host the writers and bloggers for reviews and media reports, I was also invited on the press trip to cover it. However, my views are not influenced by the sponsorship. It is my responsibility to give truthful information to my readers on my blog and I have adhered to that personal policy while writing this blog.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This particular trip was supported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.srilankan.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sri Lankan Airlines<\/a> in association with association with <a href=\"http:\/\/outboundkonnections.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Outbound Konnections Reps Pvt. Ltd.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Outbounds Konnections can be reached at salesdelhi@outboundkonnections.in<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11414\" src=\"http:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/curry-and-rice-india-sri-lanka-vegan-food.jpg\" alt=\"Curry and rice. India Sri Lanka Vegan Food\" width=\"995\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><em><strong>Spread the love, share this blog<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"color:#ff6600;\"><strong>Got any question\/comments, ask in the comment section below so that it can benefit other readers.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"color:#008000;\">Email me for collaboration: 21abhinav21@gmail.com<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11425\" src=\"http:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/pittu-india-sri-lanka-vegan-food.jpg\" alt=\"Pittu. India Sri Lanka Vegan Food\" width=\"922\" height=\"614\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><em><strong>Be a part of my journey on social media. The travel content I create there is different from this blog.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_Pls_subscribefollowlike\"><\/span><span style=\"color:#ff6600;\">\u00a0<strong>Pls subscribe\/follow\/like:<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC8K8pGNVByDAfy7kNKl7mAA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">You Tube<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/asoulwindow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/asoulwindow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/A-Soul-Window-Travel-Blog-by-Abhinav-Singh-322014484524692\/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11410\" src=\"http:\/\/asoulwindow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/chana-street-food-india-sri-lanka-vegan-food.jpg\" alt=\"Chana. 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