Tokyo's Sri Lankan Cuisine 101 | Dining | Metropolis Japan
Sampath Bandara, the Sri Lankan executive chef at the Embassy of Denmark in Japan, has set a few special research projects for himself: One, to visit all the Sri Lankan restaurants in Japan (there are just fewer than 50); two, to reintroduce Sri Lankan food to the metropolis. When we talk about Sri Lankan cuisine in Tokyo, the first thing to pop into your mind is probably something closer to Indian curry at your local street food stand. Yet, according to Chef Sampath, that’s one of the biggest misunderstandings you can have about Sri Lankan cuisine. Metropolis joined Sampath for one of hi...