Rice & Curry tribute

Hi folks, please try to contain your hysteria as I announce that this is the penultimate post of The Adventures of Excited and Nervous! Before the final curtain I would like to share some of our food journey over the last month with you all.

This post is dedicated to rice & curry, Sri Lanka's national dish. It consists of rice, any number of different vegetable curries, including Dahl plus coconut sambal, popadams, and optional meat or fish curry. The variety as we travelled across the country was incredible, as were the dedicated chefs we encountered.

This largest meal of the day is commonly eaten for lunch. And then a smaller version, perhaps rice with only 2 vegetable curries, for dinner. Sri Lankans have a daily feast. So much food arrives at the table. Rich and I took to sharing most meals as we weren't able to finish a whole portion each, and it wasn't for lack of trying.

Aside from eating our way around Sri Lanka, we also tried our hand at cooking ourselves, attending a cooking class at Nautilus in Unawatuna. Going to the market to choose our vegetable and fish was also a great part of the experience.

And here's what we made.

For some simple rice and curry recipes to try at home this website is very straighforward.

I will be back soon to fill you in on the end of our Sri Lankan adventure!