23. Lunu Miris (Onion Sambol)

Along with coconut relish (pol sambol), Sri Lanka’s pounded onion and chili sauce known as lunu miris is nearly as delicious.
Luni miris is the combination of chilies, onions, salt, and occasionally a few bits of Maldive fish for extra flavor. The ingredients are ground into a chunky paste using a Sri Lankan mortar and pestle (more like a flat stone and rolling pin, as opposed to a Thai style mortar and pestle).
The result is a superb sambol chili sauce that goes well with just about everything. I loved it so much, when I was eating meals in Sri Lanka, I would normally ask for a side of lunu miris and a side of pol sambol.

Roti Protein (aka Sri Lankan Chorizo)

24. Roti Protein (aka Sri Lankan Chorizo!)

This is not a common Sri Lankan food, but after devouring this burrito looking roti in Kandy I couldn’t help from including it on this list.
It was phenomenal…and though it was all soy protein, it tasted nearly identical to Mexican pork chorizo and eggs (more details on this to come).

Pittu – Flour and Coconut Funnel Cakes

25. Pittu (Flour and Coconut Funnel Cakes)

Sri Lankan pittu funnel cakes are a combination of flour (either rice of karukan), fresh shredded coconut, and a handful of desiccated coconut. The precious little cakes are traditionally steamed in bamboo, but now are sometimes steamed in circular metal tubes.
After being cooked, the crumbly textured pittu cakes are served with fresh sweetened coconut milk.

Pol Roti and Potato Curry

26. Pol Roti and Potato Curry

Roti in Sri Lanka is less greasy and more of a thick tortilla like flatbread (paratha are the greasy flat-breads).
In Sri Lanka, roti are made with freshly grated coconut, flour, water and salt. They are made into balls of dough, flattened, and then cooked on a hot griddle.
Any form of spicy curry sauce handles the task of being the dip for a delicious pol roti. I especially enjoyed eating pol roti for breakfast along with a big fresh bowl of pol sambol (coconut relish sambol).

Paratha Flatbread

27. Paratha Flatbread

What’s known as paratha in Sri Lanka is similar to a roti in Malaysian food, or an African chapati.
The greasy flaky flat-bread is melt in your mouth delicious, especially when dipped in coconut milk curry sauce. YUM.

Sri Lankan Omelet

28. Sri Lankan Omelet

Sri Lankan omelets are loaded up with local spices like cumin and curry powder and then simmered in a layer of oil coconut oil so it turns golden brown. Over a plate of rice and alongside some shredded coconut garnish, a Sri Lankan omelet is heavenly.