Sri Lankan Food:Top 40 of the Island’s Best Dishes

Though Sri Lankan food has parallels to South Indian food, it remains distinctly its own form of cuisine. Throughout years of colonization and influence from other countries, Sri Lanka has adapted its food culture into a blend of different curry concoctions and dishes.

A few things about Sri Lankan food can be said with certainty: Sri Lankans love spices, they love food that explodes with flavor, and they enjoy deep fried snacks!

Being an island with a tropical climate, coconuts and fish are two of the most influential components of Sri Lankan cuisine. Fish is made into curries and coconut in some form or another is included in nearly all dishes.

Rice and curry is the Sri Lankan staple, though various kinds of flat bread are equally common.

So go ahead and grab a “paratha” and sit back to check out these 40 foods you can’t miss in Sri Lanka!