Chef, restaurateur and author Karan Gokani is stopping by the TODAY kitchen to make a few of his favorite recipes from his cookbook, "Hoppers: The Cookbook: Recipes, Memories and Inspiration from Sri ...

1. Wash the crabs thoroughly and remove the gills. Using a large knife, split them down the middle, cracking the legs so gravy can penetrate. 2. Toss the crabs with turmeric powder, cayenne powder, ...

Infused with complex spice blends and vibrant flavors, Sri Lankan cooking is unfamiliar to most Americans — there are few books on the subject. Novelist, academic and editor Mary Anne Mohanraj hopes ...

WHEN THE PANDEMIC derailed the 2020 launch of her restaurant, Cynthia Shanmugalingam jumped a plane from London to Jaffna, Sri Lanka, and spent months in a “marathon of writing, researching, learning ...

As any fan of celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain knows, food is more than raw ingredients. To understand a bowl of noodles or a perfectly formed dumpling, a foodie must understand the people who make it, ...

In Sri Lanka, a devilled dish is most often equated with “very hot!” This may be true, but devilling is also a method of cooking in which the main ingredient (vegetable, fruit or protein) is marinated ...

A child of Sri Lankan immigrants, music journalist S.H. "Skiz" Fernando, Jr. grew up eating Sri Lankan food regularly. But he didn't master the art of the cuisine until he moved to his family's ...

All over the world there are food festivals. Some principally focus on food and invite guest chefs from across the globe to share their creativity and skills. Others like MAD in Copenhagen (coming up ...

When Kolamba first opened in 2019, many diners who walked into the charming eatery in central London’s Soho district weren’t familiar with Sri Lankan cuisine. They thought it was just like Indian food ...