set amidst vegetable gardens and a scattering of brightly colored houses

As a multi ethnic country, Sri Lanka has various cuisines to delight. Visiting the humble home of an estate worker is a great opportunity to experience the food introduced to Sri Lanka from South India through the workers who were brought in to work in the tea estates.

Take a walk through a tea estate to the home of an estate worker set amidst vegetable gardens and a scattering of brightly colored houses where you will be introduced to a different side of Sri Lankan cuisine. The Tamil community in the hills came to Sri Lanka from South India during the Colonial period and brought with them the culinary traditions of dosai and vada. You can see the preparation of some of these classic dishes and enjoy a delicious vegetarian lunch.