Book review: A declaration of love to Sri Lanka

Severin Corti, 03.01.2024

A fine cookbook celebrates the cuisine of perhaps London's trendiest ethnic hotspots: the "Hoppers" restaurants of Cambridge graduate and uber-chef Karan Gokani. It's high time to get to know this cuisine that vibrates with flavors!

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Sri Lankan cuisine is still little known in our country but is currently very much in vogue globally. The fact that the addictive delicacies made from seafood, fresh vegetables and, of course, a variety of complex spice blends are suddenly so popular is largely down to Karan Gokani. With his "Hoppers" restaurants in London, the Cambridge graduate has created dining spots that are as relaxed as they are exclusive, where the elite of good food, from Yotam Ottolenghi to US restaurant titan Danny Meyer, queue up for tables.

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