Batik traditional industry - Sri Lanka
This video is result of project Shilpa 2.0 in Sri Lanka from 22/08/2016 to 03/10/2016.
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The cuisine of Sri Lanka draws influence from the colonists and foreign traders. Rice, which is usually consumed daily, can be found at any special occasion, while spicy curries are favorite dishes for dinner and lunch. A very popular alcoholic drink is toddy, made from palm tree sap. Arrack is the de-facto distilled national drink. Rice and curry refers to a range of Sri Lankan dishes.
Sri Lanka's cuisine mainly consists of boiled or steamed rice served with curry. Another well-known rice dish is Kiribath, meaning milk rice. Curries in Sri Lanka are not just limited to meat- or fish-based dishes, there are also vegetable and even fruit curries. A typical Sri Lankan meal consists of a main curry (fish, chicken, beef, pork or mutton), as well as several other curries made with vegetable and lentils. Side-dishes include pickles, chutneys and sambols which can sometimes be fiery hot. The most famous of these is the coconut sambol, made of ground coconut mixed with chillies, dried Maldive fish and lime juice. This is ground to a paste and eaten with rice, as it gives zest to the meal and is believed to increase appetite.
In addition to sambols, Sri Lankans eat mallung, chopped leaves mixed with grated coconut and red onions. Coconut milk is found in most Sri Lankan dishes to give the cuisine its unique flavor.
Sri Lanka has long been renowned for its spices. In the 15th and 16th centuries, traders from all over the world who came to Sri Lanka brought their native cuisines to the island, resulting in a rich diversity of cooking styles and techniques. Lamprais--rice boiled in stock with a special curry, accompanied by frikkadels (meatballs), all of which is then wrapped in a banana leaf and baked--is a Dutch-influenced Sri Lankan dish. Dutch and Portuguese sweets also continue to be popular. British influences include roast beef and roast chicken.
Sri Lankans use spices liberally in their dishes and typically do not follow an exact recipe: thus, every cook's curry will taste slightly different. Furthermore, people from different regions of the island (for instance, hill-country dwellers versus coastal dwellers) traditionally cook in different ways while people of different ethnic and religious groups tend to prepare dishes according to their customs. Although Sri Lankan food is similar to south Indian cuisine in its use of chilli, cardamom, cumin, coriander and other spices, it has a distinctive taste, and uses ingredients like dried Maldive fish which are local to the area.
Sri Lankan food is generally much spicier than most South Indian cuisine, and many spicy Sri Lankan preparations are believed to be among the world's hottest in terms of chilli content. There is a liberal use of different varieties of scorching hot chillies such as amu miris, kochchi miris, and maalu miris (capsicum) among others. While native Sri Lankans are born into this cuisine and develop a healthy tolerance to spicy food, many visitors and tourists to the country often find the spiciness excessive. As a result, many local restaurants in developed and tourist areas offer special low-spice versions of local foods to cater to foreign palates, or have an alternative western menu for tourists. It is generally acceptable for tourists to request that the food is cooked with a lower chilli content to cater for the milder Western palette. The chili content in food cooked for public occasions is typically much less than home-cooked food.
Hoppers (appa) are another food native to Sri Lanka, served mainly for breakfast or lunch and often accompanied by Lunu miris, a fiery hot mix of red onions and spices. Hoppers are made from a fermented batter of rice flour, coconut milk and a dash of palm toddy, which lends a sour flavor and fermentation ability. If toddy is not available, yeast is often used. The batter is left to rise, then cooked in a hemispherical wok-like pan. There are many types of hoppers including egg hoppers, milk hoppers, and sweeter varieties like vanduappa and paniappa.
Koola'ya is a dish made of a variety of leftover curries, mixed together with rice and often served at temples, with chapati. It's also served in a ball form, or even mixed in a blender.
Curries and dishes Lamprais: dutch yellow rice dish. Pol sambol: grated coconut mixed with
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Top10 Recommended Hotels in Bentota, Sri Lanka
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Top10 Recommended Hotels in Bentota, Sri Lanka 1. Whispering Palms Hotel ****
2. Vivanta by Taj Bentota *****
3. Cinnamon Bey *****
4. Centara Ceysands Resort & Spa Sri Lanka *****
5. AVANI Bentota Resort & Spa *****
6. Sea Rock Villa ***
7. Rockside Beach Resort ***
8. Saman Villas *****
9. Club Villa ****
10. Siroma Villa
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1. Galle Road, Induruwa, 22000 Bentota, Sri Lanka
Located on Induruwa Beach, Whispering Palms Hotel has rooms offering sea view balconies and free WiFi in public areas of the property.
2. Bentota, 80500 Bentota, Sri Lanka
Vivanta by Taj Bentota is located in Sri Lanka's Galle District, offering breathtaking views of the Indian Ocean. Pampering spa services, an outdoor pool and 5 dining options are provided.
3. Cinnamon Bey, Moragalla, 12070 Bentota, Sri Lanka
Surrounded by coconut trees and vast green lawns, Cinnamon Bey features bright and spacious rooms with a private balcony. It features an outdoor pool and 6 food and beverage options.
4. Aluthgama, 00500 Bentota, Sri Lanka
Centara Ceysands Resort & Spa is situated a 15-minute drive from the popular Sea Turtle Hatchery. It features an outdoor swimming pool and a fitness centre. Free Wi-Fi access is available at all…
5. Bentota, 80500 Bentota, Sri Lanka
Capturing the essence of a Dutch seaside village, Avani Bentota Resort & Spa is located along Bentota Beach in Southern Sri Lanka. Tropical and laidback, it offers 2 outdoor pools and free parking.
6. Yalegama, Induruwa, 80500 Bentota, Sri Lanka
Boasting a private beach area and an outdoor swimming pool, Sea Rock Villa offers rooms a 5-minute drive from Bentota. The property has free Wi-Fi and a garden with BBQ facilities.
7. Galle Road, Athuruwella, Induruwa, 80510 Bentota, Sri Lanka
Offering an outdoor swimming pool and a restaurant, Rock Side Beach Resort is located in Induruwa. Free WiFi access is available in the public areas of this resort.
8. Aturuwella, 80500 Bentota, Sri Lanka
Saman Villas is located in the peaceful fishing village of Aturuwella in Bentota.
9. 138/15, Galle Road , 80500 Bentota, Sri Lanka
A short 1-minute walk from Bentota Beach, Club Villa provides an outdoor pool and massage treatments. Its air-conditioned rooms are decorated with handwoven batiks and paintings.
10. Weebaddegewatta, Dope, Bentota, 80500 Bentota, Sri Lanka
Offering a barbecue and sun terrace, Siroma Villa is set in Bentota in the Galle District Region, 2 km from Bentota Lake. Guests can enjoy the on-site bar. Free private parking is available on site.
Sri Lanka - Travel vlog
It's exactly one year since I traveled Sri Lanka. And it took me a year to edit the material from a three-week trip, but I can finally say done! We traveled three women, with a local guide and a car for 13 days + another week on our own. It's a great way to have freedom, but at the same time comfort and a driver who takes care of you from morning to night and you don't have to deal with any complicated traveling, so you can do a million things. These drivers provide a Czech couple who has lived there for several years, so arrange with them in Czech, accommodation within the circuit furnished, or you can change for AirBnb, it is full. Here though link, who would be interested in:
We have traveled Sri Lanka from all sides, criss-crossing, up and down. It's a beautiful island where everything is in one place and just wallowing on the beach would be a sin. We have seen the local raw culture as it is, we have seen pilgrimage sites, temples, elephant orphanages, waterfalls, white beaches. We experienced a safari, a rainforest, drove a train in the cargo area, and pulled out of the open door while driving, visited a tea plantation, wood factory, jewelry and batik factory, zip line in the mountains, slept in a tree house with bats above our heads and below the stairs were reportedly a crocodile in a pond. We walked through the national park in the rain and through the river, diving with the turtles, which I accidentally struck with my feet as I explored the local coral fish. We climbed several mountains, including the highest one, Adam's peak, where climbing with healthy knees takes for over 4 hours and sets out at 2 am to be there by sunrise. You have to climb over 5,500 steps, and with you, everyone who believes a miracle awaits them upstairs. The locals believe that the mountain is sacred and their wishes come true, illnesses get better, they get rich ... On the way up you pass old people, as old as perhaps even centuries old, people with infants, whole families supporting each other and supporting the oldest members. Someone climbs for more days or sleeps on the stairs, it was one of the biggest bizars there. What is disarming, however, is the shadow of the mountain, which, due to the low sun, casts an absolutely accurate triangular shadow. Sri Lanka is full of dogs, literally on every meter, unfortunately most in impoverished condition, but that unfortunatelyis a part of it. Those negatives I would find more, but rather it's maybe about to acclimatize for a while and just accept it there as it is. Actually, I was pleasantly surprised how people live there and how it is quite modern country thanks to tourism. They are all very nice and many sellers can speak Czech or Slovak. Only our guide was a bit perverse idiot, but that's everywhere, right .. :)) Well, who wants to see it, here it is the video. ❤️
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a young artist/craftsman born in Ambalangoda. His parents worked in the batik industry and he recalls he learnt of the traditional Sinhala motifs and decorative styles as a student at Devananda College, Ambalangoda. He began in pottery painting, developing a style and form of his own, based naturally on the existing forms familiar to him.
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