Beasley-Taylor Family World Adventure

In the tea country, the town of Bandarawela has a big fruit and vegetable market every Sunday morning. There were a lot of things that we have never seen before! So here is a little quiz: can you name (in English or, if you know it, in Sinhala), the following fruits/veggies? Whoever gets the most right will win an incredible Beasley-Taylor Family World Adventure prize upon our return! 1. 2.    3.  4.  5. 6.  7.  8.  9.  10.  11.  12.  13.  14.  15.  16.  17.  18. Send answers as comments for this post or email to Eloisecbtaylor@gmail.com GOOD LUCK!!!

Hi, its Celia. One of our best experiences here in Sri Lanka has been discovering the local food. Rice and curry is the official national food of Sri Lanka, but 'curry' in this case refers not to one particular dish, but to a number of dishes that accompany the rice. When you order 'rice and curry' in  a restaurant, you will get rice and usually about 4 or 5 dishes to go along with it. Most of the food has been entirely vegetarian, and I have surprised myself by how little I have missed eating meat! The other day we learned how to cook 3 Sri Lankan dishes from the caretakers of the Airbnb we are renting. We learned how to make dal (lentils), green bean curry and coconut sambol. We tried to take copious notes, and here are the recipes below! Note: for those of you who like exact measurements, it ain't happening here! All measurements are approximate and can be adjusted to taste. Common ingredients: Spices: Turmeric, chili powder, cumin, mustar