New Year cuisine

Food is an essential part of New Year festivities in Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan food is very rich in nutrition, and they prepare sweet meats, such as mung kavum, konda kavum and unduvel. There is also an old tradition of preparing Kiribath (milk rice) with rice, from the new harvest. All the family members sit together to enjoy the lavish feast on the New Year’s day, which comprises many sweet meats; kevum, kokis, aluwa, aggala and also plantains.

Food value
The food which is taken during Sinhala New Year has many nutritious values. Sweet meat such as Mung Kevum, Konda Kavum made of brown rice, flour, Unduvel made of undu are indigenous sweets. They have many food and nutritious values. Taking meals at an auspicious time, with all family members sitting together is a noble, and healthy custom. This happy get together should be adapted at all meals, and not confined to the New Year table alone. Happy state of mind is very necessary for the proper digestion of food.