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Christmas Fruitcake Recipe – By Malsha – eLanka Ingredients: 250 grams cherries 300 grams Rulang 500 grams sugar 250 grams butter 80 grams currants 250 grams raisins 250 grams sultanas 250 grams ginger dosi 250 grams Chow Chow 80 grams candied peel 12 eggs 250 grams cashews 1 small jar of strawberry jam 1/2 glass of brandy 1 small bottle of honey 2 tablespoons vanilla essence 2 tablespoons rose essence 2 tablespoons almond essence 1 teaspoon each of cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg 2 teaspoons grated lime peel Instructions: Chop all the fruits and mix them with brandy. Place the mixture in a large container and seal it for approximately 5 days. In a pan, lightly fry the Rulang and combine it with butter. Separate egg whites and yolks. Beat the egg whites with sugar until stiff peaks form. Add turmeric powder to the beaten egg whites and continue to beat. ...

Dec 9, 2023 Posted by In Articles, eLanka Recepies, Malsha Madhuhansi Tagged , , , ,
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The Art of Baking a Perfect Christmas Fruitcake As the holiday season approaches, many families around the world partake in the age-old tradition of baking a Christmas fruitcake. This rich, flavorful confection has become synonymous with festive celebrations and is often passed down through generations. In this article, we explore the history of the Christmas fruitcake and share a delightful recipe to create your own delicious masterpiece. A Brief History of Christmas Fruitcakes The origins of the Christmas fruitcake can be traced back to ancient Rome, where a mixture of barley mash, pomegranate seeds, nuts, and raisins was shaped into a cake. Over the centuries, this concept evolved, and the fruitcake became associated with celebrations, particularly during the Christmas season. In medieval England, fruitcakes were considered a symbol of luxury and celebration, often featuring expensive ingredients such as spices and dried fruits. As trade routes expanded, these delectable treats spread ...

Dec 4, 2023 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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Christmas in Sri Lanka – By Dr Harold Gunatillake Website: www.Doctorharold.com Magical and sensational Affair Transcript: Though 70% of the inhabitants in Sri Lanka are Sinhalese Buddhists and minority Christians, and Hindus, Christmas in Sri Lanka is celebrated with much passion and enthusiasm by everyone. It is a time when families living far apart, some across the seas, meet in their ancestral family home in Sri Lanka and rejoice the season most joyfully. Preparations and arrangements begin a month before Christmas. It is a time to share love, kindness, compassion, and, most importantly, gifts with family and friends. People in Sri Lanka are known to host lavish parties during Christmas. History states that European Colonies influenced Sri Lankan customs and traditions from the 16th century to the 20th century. This is how Christmas became vital to Sri Lankan customs and traditions. It is traditional for Sri Lankans, especially the Burgher ...

Jan 1, 2023 Posted by In Articles, Dr harold Gunatillake Tagged , , , , , , , , ,
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Christmas cake: the traditional Sri Lankan treat uniting an island and its diaspora – by Joe Paiva This resonates very poignantly with me and I am sure all my cousin brothers of the same vintage. I am a very proud PAIVA. My grandfather, Jerominus Nazeraine Paiva of the famous XP Paiva and Sons of 77 Main Street, Pettah, Colombo. During the Xmas festive season, did a booming business. This in the mid 1950s. Xmas Cake recepie Cake ingredients ( imported from Spain, Portugal, Italy, France) Xmas Cakes for sale ( Homemade) The Bambalapitiya, Colpity, Wellewatte, Dehiwella, Thimbirikasaya, Kirillapone, Nugegoda folks ( mainly Burghurs ) flocked to Main St. In Bambalapitiya, Renown Bakery ( within close proximity to the junction/ Police Station baked the many trays of raw cake mixture. CTB public transport to Pettah, Main St, premier festive shopping precinct during December. Toys, Xmas cards, decorations, music etc. I can ...

Dec 27, 2022 Posted by In Articles, Joe Paiva Tagged , , ,
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Christmas cake: the traditional Sri Lankan treat uniting an island and its diaspora-by Yusra Farzan     Source:Theguardian The nation has been rattled by economic crisis, political upheaval and corruption, but many believe the dessert-making custom could spark joy in these bleak times As a child in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oryan Cumaraiah-Misso remembers excitedly readying himself in front of a handheld meat grinder to crush cashews. It was his part in his family’s annual tradition of preparing a 60-year-old recipe for Christmas cake that had been passed down for generations. Christmas cake – a moist, decadent treat filled with nuts and fruit – usually kicks off the holiday season on the island nation, and for immigrants in the US, has become a way to preserve traditions from back home. Sri Lanka’s Christmas cake is similar to the fruit cake, a quintessentially British dish, but has since evolved from its colonial roots. Like the ...

Dec 26, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged , ,
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Sri Lanka News-updates, as on 7th Dec 2022. – By Dr Harold Gunatillake Website: www.Doctorharold.com If golden beaches, rising waves, misty mountains, mighty elephants, stealthy leopards, giant whales, a glorious past, lovely tea and warm smiles could sum up a country, that would be Sri Lanka. Why does Sri Lanka attract tourists? Travel destinations in Sri Lanka provide an array of holiday experiences, from sun-kissed beach holidays to a marathon of wildlife watching, adrenaline-pumping adventure sports and pilgrimage to some of the oldest cities in the world, and lastly, the street foods in Colombo. What attracts the tourists there? Tourists’ expectations when visiting a particular place are related to several features of the chosen destination: culture, architecture, gastronomy, infrastructure, landscape, events, shopping, etc. These features attract people to the destination and contribute to the overall experience of the trip in Sri Lanka. Traditional Sri Lankan food is Spicy! If you ...

Dec 7, 2022 Posted by In Articles, Dr harold Gunatillake Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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The story behind the Magical ‘Taste’ of Christmas-BY RUWANTHI ABEYAKOON Source:Sundayobserver Another Christmas is around the corner! Even with the ongoing pandemic, Christmas season ushers joy and hope. With travel restrictions relaxed yet with strict Covid-19 health guidelines in place, the city of Colombo has transformed into a wonderland illuminated with lights. It is the most wonderful time of the year when families and friends will gather together surrounded by warmth and love. Likewise, food traditions are also an important part of this holiday season. Even though the seasonal delicacies might vary from country to country, people await to indulge in the traditional food that grace the table. Depending on where you live these delicacies can be sweet, savoury or a little bit of everything. Among all food items something that holds a special place for everyone around the world during this time of the year is – Christmas cake. ...

Dec 13, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged ,
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The best Christmas cake you’ll ever eat comes from Sri Lanka-By Rachel Bartholomeusz Source:Sbs This is the cake even fruit cake haters will love. It’s much closer to a flourless cake or a brownie than the usual rock-hard missiles that pass for Christmas cake elsewhere. But there’s a catch: you need to make it now for flavours to develop and the cake’s moisture to increase. The Romans might have invented the fruitcake, but Sri Lanka, a tiny island in the Indian Ocean, perfected it. (Full disclosure: I am half Sri Lankan and thus prone to hyperbole, but you’ve just got to trust me.) It might strike you as odd that a Buddhist-majority country is home to the best Christmas cake in the world, but it shouldn’t. This cake tells the story of the cultures that have passed through Sri Lanka, of a former Portuguese, then Dutch, then British colony that ...

Nov 25, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged
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Sri Lankan Christmas Cake : Part 1 – a bit of spicy history Source:Annakwiecinska Last weekend, here in Sri Lanka, I baked a Christmas cake. Noteworthy for four reasons: it’s the first time, it’s absolutely delicious, it’s flourless and I made my own spice mix using Sri Lanka’s renowned produce. The recipe follows at the end, so let me introduce its star ingredient … WHO AM I? For three centuries the island of Ceylon was the epicentre of a global battle for domination of me, one of the most costly goods on the planet. Prized more highly than gold in the ancient world, I was one of the world’s first-traded spices. I was first mentioned by the Greeks in a C.7th BC poem by Sappho; an Apollonian temple bears my name inscribed in a list of gifts, and the Roman emperor Nero, in an ostentatious display of contrition, spent several ...

Dec 18, 2020 Posted by In Articles Tagged ,
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