Staple meal is rice and curry. Curries are spicy. Abundance of fresh fruit and vegetables in Sri Lanka. The breakfast dishes are particularly tempting. Sri Lanka grows the finest tea in the world and we drink it almost round the clock. The island also grows excellent coffee. Arrack, a distinctive Sri Lanka alcoholic beverage is distilled from coconut toddy. Leading hotels have daily `oriental' buffets.

Drinking Water
Bottled water is available in shops.