what kind of food is available
rice is consumed with curries (eggplant, potato, green banana, chicken, and fish) that range from delicately-spiced to near-dynamite. there are also hoppers (a pancake-like snack), string hoppers (steamed rice noodles) and pittu (four and coconut mixture). lamprais- rice and accompaniments baked in plantain leaves – is a legacy of the dutch. fresh fish, prawns, crab, squid and crayfish are readily available. desserts include buffalo curd topped with palm-honey, and the caramel-like wattalapam.  
tasty snacks known as short eats are excellent for trips. fruit includes mango, pineapple, banana and papaya, and the lesser-known but distinctive sapodilla, mangosteen, rambuttan, woodapple custard apple and beli. colombo has an impressive range of restaurants specializing in international cuisine.
斯里兰卡位于北纬6.9270°和7.8731°之间；东经79.8612°和80.7718°之间，赤道以北650km处。总面积65610平方公里，海岸线1330公里。
该岛和印度相距30公里。西面1215公里处是马尔代夫，南面是数千公里的海洋直至南极洲。