From spicy kothu and Jaffna-inspired crab curry to breakfast hoppers and choon paan bread, these’s no shortage of foodie ...

By Manoj Thibbotuwawa Rice is the dietary staple and the major domestic crop cultivated in Sri Lanka since ancient times. Therefore, the production and availability of rice are closely tied to food ...

Sri Lanka’s future rice production now depends on a crippled economy and tentative foreign loans that may or may not come.In the past, leftover rice was considered “poor man’s food”, so people stopped ...

This tradition will be observed across all prisons in Sri Lanka on the same day, with nearly 30,000 inmates expected to share in the New Year celebration by enjoying a milk rice meal simultaneously.

Colombo (AsiaNews) – Sri Lanka's agricultural sector is going through a severe crisis, with a significant drop in the production of major crops such as rice, tea and coconut.

Meanwhile, the Indonesian government last week shipped a donation of 10,000 metric tonnes of rice to Sri Lanka following a request by President Maithripala Sirisena. The cabinet announced in late ...

Sri Lanka has been self-suficient in rice for decades, but went to international markets last year to buy 149,000 tonnes of the grain after the fertiliser shortage first hit production.

The comfort of lump rice and love cake in Sri Lanka An edible vestige of a dying culture, Sri Lankan Burgher cuisine combines erstwhile Dutch and Portuguese colonial flavours with the myriad ...

Rice is the dietary staple and the major domestic crop cultivated in Sri Lanka since ancient times. Therefore, the production and availability of rice are closely tied to food security as well as ...

In Sri Lanka, rice is more than a sustaining staple. It is an undeniable main character in its history and identity.