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Originally posted by JonHecht:
Ever had syrup on top of snow on a stick? very good.

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I have not, because I have lived most of my life where it does not snow, but I have heard this, and once or twice when I was a kid I shaved the ice that used to form on the inside of my freezer (remember freezers that were not frost-free?!) and pour syrup over it. I'm sure it's not the same, but it was the best I could come up with!

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Originally posted by quidscribis:
Pol sambol is a paste made with freshly grated coconut, red chilli pepper powder, salt, scallions, Maldive fish flakes, and lime juice. It's spicy to most people (not to me) and tastes absolutely delightful.

Bittera hodi is egg gravy. The egg part is a hard boiled egg, and the gravy part is onions, Thai green chillies, Maldive fish flakes, tomatoes, turmeric, salt, and red chilli pepper powder in coconut milk. It's another one that's oh, so surprisingly delightfully good.

String hoppers are a type of noodle made from red rice flour (red rice being the local version of brown rice) and steamed.

My mil makes the best versions of those that I've had, and I've had a few. You want a really really good Sri Lankan breakfast, you come for a visit and we'll get her to make it.

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