Short eats — patties, cutlets, rolls, samosas, pies, buns, rotis, vadais — are staples of Sri Lankan life. Colonial HangoverPhoto credit: Abdul Halik AzeezThere is no singular point in history to which you can trace the origins of short eats. And from there on, they would have evolved into the short eats we have today.”Going MainstreamPhoto credit: Abdul Halik AzeezPerera & Sons were selling a wide range of short eats by the 1960s, Kariyawasan said, with few competitors in the field. “From a young age, I used to go to the ice cream parlour or to tea shops, to eat short eats and ice cream or short eats and tea,” he says. Home-grownPhoto credit: Roar Media/Nazly AhmedThe infinite adaptability of short eats is a large part of their charm.

Source: The Nation March 27, 2021 08:03 UTC