Sri Lankan New Year Food

P for sinhala and tamil new year many special food rice curries and sweetmeats are prepared in every home.

Sri lankan new year food. April is a festive month in sri lanka as we celebrate new year in april. One day i will tell you a story of my very first sinhala new year. Usually sinhala and hindu new year avurudu falls on april 13th and 14th symbolizing the ending of the old year and the beginning of the new year.

Hath maluwa usually includes vegetables cereal yam and cashew. Now we are waiting for the 2017 new year. Come into my world and do not forget to follow me on our social networks.

Sinhalese new year generally known as aluth avurudda sinhala. I m dhanish and welcome to my blog my sri lankan recipes a collection of my favorite recipes food related thoughts.

For a day majority of sri lankans will stop cooking at the same time. The new year marks the start of the sun s migration from pisces to the constellation aries. Aries is the first constellation.

The first signs of spring remind sri lankans that it s time for a spectrum of festivities which encompass rhythmic beats on the rabana a one sided traditional drum sweet delicacies and the melodies of the koel a stringed instrument used. And these treats inevitably have their own place in the sri lankan food scene. You can read more details about sri lankan april new year in this post about sri lankan food culture.

Avurudu falls on the 14 th april this year as with most years and as most celebrations in sri lanka sinhala new year is characterized by the many traditional avurudu food prepared for the occasion. I love writing about cooking and serving great things. A story of a hungry girl waiting for 5 hours to eat because you don t just dig into food any time you want on new year s day you wait till the time set by astrologist it is also a story of many shocks including that of setting a fire in the middle of the living room and a strange process of exchanging money back and forth.