The Sri Lankan staple is rice and curry and at breakfast, lunch and dinner lots of hotels and restaurants lay on reasonably priced self-service buffets

In tourist areas hotels and restaurants cater for western/international tastes. Menus are often written in English

Fish and shellfish dishes are highly recommended and excellent value for money

For a snack try out some street food-deep fried prawns, egg hoppas, roti, hot corn on the cob or mango chunks with chilli pepper!

As for drink you will find varying types and quality of tea, coffee and fruit juices as well as soft drinks with brands such as Coca Cola, Sprite and Seven Up widely available. You are recommended only to use bottled water for drinking and be wary of ice

You will find a wide range of reasonably priced local beers and spirits. Arak is popular and after a hard day sightseeing it’s great to relax with a freezing glass of Lion beer

The adventurous may get the chance to try out some local homemade toddy!

International wines are available but expensive to purchase