Thursday, September 17, 2015

SRI LANKA ~A Taste of Spice ~

...A great spicy postcard...Sri Lanka curries are known for their fiery hot spicy flavors...must say, I'm not such a spicy person (◕‿-)...Thanks once again Ravindra!!
Photo: Anver Deen
The use of spices is very imperative to Asian cuisine. The spices that are mainly used in  kitchens are, coriander, cumin, turmeric, black pepper, mustard seeds, fennel seeds, cinnamon, cardamom and cloves.

During early historical times Sri Lanka was renowned for its quality spices. During ancient times the Greeks, Romans and the Arabic maintained there links with Sri Lanka through the spice trade.

Sri Lanka is also famous for its spices gardens. These spice gardens offers tourists memorable visits to various spice plantations in Sri Lanka.


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(Issued 05-12-2014)

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