Hot Sri Lankan Lunch

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I asked Dilshan, the Sri Lankan lifeguard at our pool at World Trade Center, for recommendations for nearby Sri Lankan restaurants.  He pointed me to Ceylon Cuisine and Dana Restaurant.

   
Sri Lanka Lunch

Took the 41 bus to Ceylon Cuisine.  Ordered their Special Weekend Lunch of chicken with beetroot, dal, rice, chicken sausage, veggies, a boiled egg, breadfruit and cashew nuts.  

Delicious.  But very spicy.  High up on the Scoville Scale.  Marita was sweating profusely as she ate.  I felt my own sinuses clearing.

There's another Sri Lankan restaurant next to Ceylon Cuisine.  We'll try it next time.

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