Sri Lanka Bespoke is launching Food Mapping Journeys where guests will be taken on culinary journeys around the island.

Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia.

It is located in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, and southeast of the Arabian Sea.

Food Mapping Journeys take in Negombo on the west coast that known through-out Sri Lanka for its crab dishes.

Jaffna at the uppermost tip of Sri Lanka and Trincomalee on the north-east coast of the island that are home to large Tamil communities renowned for Ayurvedic influenced dishes.

Sri Lanka's cuisine embraces a diverse array of influences and very much reflects the geographical and rich ethnic differences of the island.

Expect to find crab curries on the central west coast, pittu and dosai in the Tamil north, fried rice and sambols in the ancient kingdoms, egg hoppers in the hill country and clay pot fish curries in the south.

The mix of peoples living in Sri Lanka comprises Sinhalese, Tamils, Moors (Muslims), Burghers and Eurasians, Malays and Veddhas.

Towns such as Bentota down south and Batticaloa on the east coast are known for sea food.

Different areas in Sri Lanka are known for their speciality dishes.

Kandy, in the the hill country has a wide range of differing vegetables and fruits that flourish around Kandy and other upcountry regions.

Many Kanydan curries are made with unusual ingredients such as young jackfruit, jackfruit seeds and green papaya while edible flowers such as turmeric, hibiscus and sesbania may end up in an omelette or curry.

In the south a special dish called Ambul Thiyal is a special fish that when curried creates a thick sauce that helps to preserve the food for longer periods.

It is typically eaten by Sri Lankans away from home who work long days.

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