My Sri Lanka With Peter Kuruvita

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February 2017
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Peter's Sri Lankan journey ends at the country's northern-most peninsula. Here Peter fishes with Sri Lankan locals for the last time, prepares a distinctive seafood soup known as Jaffna Kool and learns about how the plant symbol of the region, the palmyra palm, yields an array of unusual products. Peter then travels furthe...
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After thirty years of isolation due to civil war, Peter revisits the northern capital of Jaffna and its diverse people. Here he hires an old Morris Oxford, traversing the city and connecting with monks who make their own pure grape wine, Muslim butchers who consider goat their favourite meal, and Tamil Hindus who invite Pe...
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Galle is home to a Dutch fort, built at the height of the medieval spice trade when traders considered it the centre of the world. What remains today in the city is a rich amalgamation of cultural influences. Peter pulls in fishing nets with locals on the beach before meeting an old friend, Juliet Coombe, in the city, expl...
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The beaches of Sri Lanka's east coast are popular tourist destinations for surfers, swimmers and sunset beach strollers, however Peter investigates lesser-known charms beyond the surf and sand. Led on a bush food safari through Yala National Park, he learns how to find lotus in the mud lakes and yams in the jungle. Peter t...
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Peter joins a multi-faith pilgrimage to Kataragama temple and along the way learns how to make the jelly sweet, dodol, which in Sri Lanka is prepared exclusively by specialist cooks. Keen to continue learning from those who know Sri Lankan cuisine best, Peter enlists some local help to end his twenty-year pursuit of the pe...
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Fishermen from Sri Lanka's south coast fish in the surf perched high on stick mounts embedded in the sand beneath the waves. Peter learns the technique and manages to catch a few herring while teetering precariously on his borrowed post. From fresh seafood to fresh vegetables, Peter explores the nearby market in Hambantota...
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The Sri Lankan city of Kandy was once occupied by the last of the Sinhala kings. The location is revered by numerous ancient religions and home to the honoured Buddhist Temple of the Tooth. Peter stops by a nearby spice plantation on his way into the city, tasting fresh cocoa and cooking with peppercorns straight from the ...
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The production of tea and cinnamon are two incredibly labour-intensive processes, to this day still harvested largely by hand. Sri Lanka boasts a fine history with its distinguished tea fields and also produces the majority of the world's cinnamon supply. Peter travels to the hill country, home to these industries. Here he...
January 2017
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Chef Peter Kuruvita takes a journey through the unique food, colourful culture and rich history of Sri Lanka. On his return to Sri Lanka, Peter is overwhelmed by the sights, sounds and smells of his childhood home, Colombo. Once there, Peter reconnects with his childhood nanny and together they cook in the bustle of Colomb...
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Peter Kuruvita retraces an old Sri Lankan family holiday route inland from Colombo to what he considers the eighth wonder of the world: the ancient palace fort ruins of Sigiriya. On a mountaintop opposite the ruins, Peter prepares a historic royal curry transcribed from a palm leaf before descending to nearby farmlands. Th...
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