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Dishes that are traditionally served vegan
Breakfast rice flour pancakes made with coconut milk and a pinch of sugar. Make sure: no eggs are added
String shaped rice flour dough cakes, made with coconut and sugar
Red lentil curry made with coconut milk and local spices, usually served with rice
Local steamed/fresh green leaves salad, mixed with onions, coconut, lime and green chilies. Make sure: no butter is used
Semolina pudding made with sugar and cashew nuts. Make sure: no ghee is used
Traditional stew made from beetroot, coconut milk and local spices. Make sure: no ghee is used
Steamed rice flour cakes made with coconut and salt
Wheat flour flatbread
White rice cooked in coconut milk, usually served with pickled vegetables
Rice flour deep fried buns, made with sugar and cardamom
Dark soft candy made from jaggery, coconut milk, and rice flour
Rice flour based sweet, made with cashew nuts, sugar and spices
Traditional mix of pickled onions, carrots and peppers, made with dates, chili and local spices
Deep-fried salty snack made from rice flour and coconut
Sri Lanka special sweet coconut usually sold fresh
Dishes that are not vegan by default, but can be made so, by asking to remove or change part of the ingredients.
Pan-fried roti (wheat bread) with veggies, eggs/ meat, onion, garlic and spices. To veganize: ask for no meat or eggs
Rice, curry and coconut milk. May contain butter, meat or eggs. To veganize: ask for vegetarian curries without eggs, butter or ghee
White rice with coconut, chili and spices, can be made with dried fish flakes. To veganize: ask for no fish
Fried rice with vegetables, eggs and sometimes meat or shrimp paste. To veganize: ask for no eggs, meat or shrimp paste
Dishes that might look vegan, but contain animal products.
Sweet coconut stuffed crepes made with eggs and milk
Coconut and jaggery pudding made with eggs and usually with milk
Seafood broth used as a base for different dishes
Peanut and rice crackers usually made with eggs
Traditional vegetarian curry, made with honeycomb tripe
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