Curd and treacle: the two-ingredient dessert Sri Lanka perfected
Buffalo-milk curd in a clay pot with kithul palm treacle poured over. Why the simplest dessert on the island might be the best. Meekiri, thick buffalo-milk curd set in terracotta pots, meets kithul treacle, the smoky amber syrup tapped from the fishtail palm, and that is the whole recipe. Cool, tangy, sweet and faintly woodsmoked, it ends a.
On the plate
Meekiri, thick buffalo-milk curd set in terracotta pots, meets kithul treacle, the smoky amber syrup tapped from the fishtail palm, and that is the whole recipe. Cool, tangy, sweet and faintly woodsmoked, it ends a spicy meal perfectly.
The spiritual home is the south, roadside stalls along the Matara and Tissamaharama roads stack the clay pots high, but you will find it on menus island-wide. Buy a pot and a bottle of treacle for the fridge, dessert for days.
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