A few weeks ago I was drinking tea at a shop in Alhambra, and a man seated near me mentioned he was from Sri Lanka. I asked him if there were any Sri Lankan restaurants he particularly loved around ...

A spread of coconut roti, kola kanda risotto, coconut chickpea curry, lamprais, biriyani and pan-seared salmon at Sri Lankan restaurant Kurrypinch, which opened on Hollywood Boulevard this spring.

Robert Sietsema is the former Eater NY senior critic with more than 35 years of experience covering dining in New York City. Spicy Lanka — Located along Hillside Avenue’s restaurant row in downtown ...

Chef Wijendra reminisced about his childhood home in Galle where they would painstakingly hand pound the rice with a large mortar and pestle. He dared me to try a similar pestle at the resort and I ...

For String Hoppers (Rice noodles): Use ready rice sticks and follow the instructions on the package. Trim off the stem and leaves of cauliflower close to the floret. Cover cauliflower with enough ...

Idiappam in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, nool puttu in Coorg and southern Karnataka, and also puttumayam in Malaysia; string hoppers go by different names but are cooked in all these regions following a ...

Hoppers come four to an order and — surprise! — there’s a runny egg inside one of them. This week, Counter Culture traipses in to Banana Leaf, a newish Sri Lankan restaurant in the part of Manhattan ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. NO FESTIVE occasion in the Sydney Sri Lankan community is marked without a feast at which string hoppers are served. These are lacy ...

Sri Lankan food is vibrant, flavorful, and fresh, with creamy coconut and subtly flavored cinnamon playing key roles. Meals are often served with a variety of carbs that soak up the delicious sauces ...

My first meal in Sri Lanka was a bit of a daunting affair; a smiling waiter brought a plate full of 30 string hoppers and kept it on my table. He was clearly not impressed when I could eat only three ...

In a fast-growing city where upscale food halls and markets are taking over, there are few food courts left like the one in Cumberland Terrace Mall at Bloor and Bay streets. It was the first one I ...