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Showstopper hoppers with curries and sambols: O Tama Carey’s Sri Lankan spread – recipe – O Tama Carey Source:theguardian.com The chef and owner of Lankan Filling Station shares her recipe for the intricate dish that made her famous, served with a big mixed plate of prawn curry, simple dal and sambols My love of hoppers is a well-established fact. Long before I opened Lankan Filling Station, every trip to Sri Lanka inevitably turned into a mini hopper pilgrimage. I watched them being made, I questioned their makers and occasionally someone would let me on to their pans to attempt a hopper swirl. Despite this borderline obsession, I had only really tried to make them from scratch once, with my nan in Perth. On reflection, it might have been a good idea to nail a recipe before committing to opening a restaurant. When it came time to make my own recipes ...

Lamprais – An Inheritance from the Dutch Source:Amazon This narrative complements my previous e-mail on the Dutch influence on the Burgher community and deals predominantly with the renowned “lamprais”, which have been subjected to appalling and repulsive abuse in its contemporary preparations in Sri Lanka. A brief explanatory note needs to precede the remarks that follow, to place them in context. As you are aware, in 1998, the Dutch Burgher Union commemorated its 90th Anniversary, with the main event of the celebration taking the form of a grand public Dinner-Dance, which was, for the first time, held at a venue [a 5-Star Hotel] other than the DBU’s own hall at Thunmulla. One of the features for that evening was the production of a Souvenir booklet to be handed to everyone who attended. As Chairman of the Organizing Committee, I was determined that it should take the form of a valued ...