Hi everyone, welcome to Crazy Land. Today we're going to be talking about traditional foods in Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan cuisine is known for its use of a vast array of herbs, spices, seafood, seasonal vegetables, rice, legumes and fruits. Rice and curry is the traditional staple dish in Sri Lanka. It's eaten everywhere, usually twice a day by almost everyone. The dish consists of rice served with a variety of curries such as chicken curry, fish curry, doll curry and potato curry. Devote prawns are another popular dish in Sri Lanka. As we mentioned already, Sri Lanka is an island which means seafood lovers will be in heaven here. Devote prawns are cooked with onions, tomatoes and green chilies and are usually served as an appetizer. Egg hoppers, Vitara Aapa are a popular breakfast food in Sri Lanka. They're made from fermented rice flour and coconut milk and are cooked in a special hopper pan. An egg is cracked into the hopper and cooked until the yolk is still runny. String hoppers are another popular breakfast food in Sri Lanka. They're made from rice flour that's pressed into thin noodles and then steamed. They're usually served with coconut, sandal or doll curry. Kho-2 Roti is a popular street food in Sri Lanka. It's made from shredded roti bread that stir-fried with vegetables, eggs and meat, usually chicken or beef. Wat Aapaam is a traditional dessert in Sri Lanka that's made from coconut milk, jaggery, a type of sugar, cashew nuts and spices such as cardamom and cinnamon. Lampraise is a Dutch influenced dish that's popular in Sri Lanka. It consists of rice that's cooked with meat, usually chicken or beef, vegetables and spices. The rice is then wrapped in banana leaves and baked until it's fragrant. Fish Amble Feel is another popular dish in Sri Lanka. It's made from fish that's cooked with spices such as turmeric, cinnamon and cloves. The fish is then simmered in a tangy tamarind sauce until it's tender. So there you have it. Those are just some of the many traditional foods you can find in Sri Lanka. If you ever get the chance to visit this beautiful country, make sure you try some of these delicious dishes for yourself.