| The small island of Sri Lanka is found on the Indian | | | | hard to find for they are all in your local Asian delis. |
| Ocean. Its close proximity to the country of India is | | | | For those who are not familiar or are just beginners |
| reflected in Sri Lankan recipes, just like the Dutch, | | | | in Sri Lankan cooking, the book Exotic Tastes of Sri |
| Portuguese, and British cuisines that resulted to those | | | | Lanka is a great reading material to start with. Take |
| countries occupations of Sri Lanka. Over the years, | | | | note that the simple recipes that the book contains |
| these Sri Lankan dishes were revised to cater more | | | | also have lots of spices and chili that is characteristic |
| to the local appetite and that is why most of the | | | | of Sri Lankan cuisine. To people who are not that |
| spices are found in the island. | | | | fond of spicy food, it is up to them to tone down a |
| The book Exotic Tastes of Sri Lanka contains | | | | bit when it comes to sprinkling the spices. |
| interesting Sri Lankan information such as spice | | | | The recipes in Exotic Tastes of Sri Lanka are quick |
| definition, their usage and where to find them, sample | | | | to do recipes and easy to prepare. The book also |
| menus, usual cooking styles, as well as a background | | | | gives substitute ingredients that the readers could |
| of the Sri Lankan utensils used. About one hundred | | | | use in case some special ingredients are not found |
| and fifty recipes are found in Exotic Tastes of Sri | | | | within their area. Although the book doesn't have |
| Lanka. | | | | pictures of the dishes, overall it is a great buy and |
| A wide selection of curry dishes, rice meals and even | | | | one will surely get value for the money used in its |
| desserts are available to the readers of Exotic | | | | purchase. |
| Tastes of Sri Lanka wherein the ingredients are not | | | | |