Do you eat what we eat project.

2. Through this project we would
like to present you some types of
foods which we take usually in
our meals.
Most of those food items are
prepared by our mums with the
things which we can find out
from our surrounding easily.
So, they are always fresh and fine.
Our aim is to convey you an
idea about the food and beverage
kinds which we eat.

4. A diet of traditional rice three times a day gave our ancestors
all the energy they needed to carry out a multitude of heavy
tasks, from ploughing paddy fields to chopping firewood, to
walking several miles daily and still have energy to spare.
Even now most meals we have rice and curry. Sometimes
forcefully we are fed with rice and curry as the breakfast .
However Rice is the staple food in our country.

5. Rice with curries
(Dhal curry ,chicken curry, mixed green leaves-Mallum)

6. Among dense number of
vegetables in the country
there are some vegetables
which Sri Lankans use in
every
home usually in our meals.
Such as Brinjal ,
Pumpkin …………..

7. Broccoli Asparagus Thampala Tomato
Gotukola Bitter gourd Brinjal Cucumber Beans
Pumpin

8. Among dense number of
fruits in the country
there are some tasty fruits
which are endemic to Sri
Lanka. They are ripped in
different seasonal climates.
Such as Mango ,
Ugurassa
Rambutan
Nelli …………..
These days Rambutan,
Gadiguda and Mangosteen are
Available everywhere
massively .

9. Bitter gourd
Bitter gourd
Rippen Jacakfruit
(Waraka)
Amberralla
MangoGuavaDivul
Cashew nutNelliPapawAvacardo
Ugeressa

10. Among dense number of
yams in the country
there are some tasty yams
which are endemic to Sri
Lankans usually eat.
Such as Rajala,
Sweet potatoe ……..

11. Rajala
(purple yam)
kiriala Javala Potatoes
Manioc

12. There are lots of number of
sweets which are endemic to
our culture and custom.
We used eat them in various
special occasions such as in
new year festival , alms giving,
weddings……
Most of the Sri Lankan elder
wemen know how to prepare
those tasty sweet items.
Such as Aluwa
Kokis
Walithalapa

13. Konda kewum Asmi Mun Kewum Kokiss
Aluwa Pani walalu Imbul kiribath Milk toffee

14. AggalaNarun kewumDodol
Weli thalapa
Halapa Pol toffee
(Coconut toffee)
Kiri bath (Milk rice)

15. As we do not eat such instant
food often we do not get
such light foods too usually.
Some of them are used by us
too for dinner. Such food
types are Hoppers
Roti
String hoppers…….

16. Coconut Roti String hoppers Egg & normal
hoppers
Pittu Laveria

17. Among dense number of
spicy food types in the country
there are some tasty so spicy
which Sri Lankans prefer
usually to eat.
Such as Mango pickles,
Pinneapple pickles
Male Pickle……..

18. Normal pickle Chutney Lunu dehi
Malay pickle Katta sambal

19. There are some tasty and
nutritious beverage s which
Sri Lankans prefer usually to
drink.
Such as Kola kenda,
King Coconut
Saw kenda……..

20. Kola kenda Tea Coffee
Divul Kiri
(Woodapple milk)
Sri Lankan Sherbeth
(saruwath)
Polpala

21. There are various tasty and
nutritious curries which Sri
Lankans prefer usually with
rice. As our staple food is rice
and we often eat it we curries.
Some such popular curry types
of us are,
Such as Polos ambula,
Malu ambulthial
Kehel muwa curry …..

22. Polos ambul
(Jackfruit curry)
Hathmaluwa
(made bt using
7 food types)
Kalupol maluwa
Cashewnut curry Breadfruit curry Kirikos curry

23. Kehelmuva curry
(Banana flower
curry)
Malu ambuthial
Curry (dried fish curry) Batumoju curry
(a kind of brinjal curry)
Coconut sambal Dried fish curry

24. There are various nutritious
grains which Sri Lankans
prefer most of the time.
Mostly sri Lankans used to eat
various types of grains as
those food based on our
culture. Some such popular
curry types of us are,
Such as Kadala,
Green grams
Kawpie …..

25. Kadala
Peanuts
Kawpi
Kurakkan
Corn
Green grams