Sri Lanka,ශ්‍රී ලංකා,A fisherman eating rice and curry (01)

[janboogy]

This is a great video, thanks. What exactly are they eating besides rice?

[NickVenture1]

@janboogy In that meal were mixed hashed vegetables, lots of spices (red peppers of cause, too), and some fish caught the same day.

[cvkim]

Is it just me or is that like way too much food in that bowl for one person? lol It's like huge!!!! They really eat that much?!

[NickVenture1]

@cvkim @cvkim @cvkim Such a load of rice is commun. I am also suprised to see how much volumes of rice the people in Sri Lanka eat as an average meal.Also old books written by travellers 100 years ago show the same surprises. Most persons I noticed eating such volumes were not even slightly fat.They spend all energy again during the work. In the villages I saw quite often that if the bowl or dish was overloaded the rest of the meal is discarded and given to the dogs or the birds.

[deepak201]

Spoon is very much a part of Indian dining etiquette since ancient times even mentioned in rigved.

A knife was never required to eat Indian food because Indian food is made in such a way that it is cut while it is being made. You don't need to cut it while eating.

If you need to cut something on the table while dining then it is not Indian food.

Take a look at Etiquette_of_Indian_dining on wikipedia

[NickVenture1]

@deepak201 I guess that Sri Lanka is still not part of India and that eating with fingers is a custom there since ever.Those who eat like that very much like to do so. The will only use a spoon if there is a special reason.. For them fingers are natural and comfortable to use.

[citydealers]

@NickVenture1 SRI LANKA is never a part of India nd i think more than 99.99% of people in india use their own hands ryt...

[NickVenture1]

@citydealers Helloooo... Of cause Sri Lanka is not part of India. I don't comment now on Indian People and their way to eat. This video is about a Singhalese fisherman eating his rice and curry. And here I can comment that for sure all fisherman I know in Sri Lanka, they so much enjoy to eat with their fingers. I also may say that a lot of other Singhalese prefer to eat with their fingers when they feel comfortable, like you would feel when you are with friends and family or co-workers.

[ilovewathsala]

@deepak201 Sri Lanka is not India you fool..Our food,traditions,beliefs & every thing is DIFFERENT

[manelchandrika]

My Matherland, nice vid. thaks

[NickVenture1]

@manelchandrika Godak Istuti. Nice to see that Lankans appreciate the videos of every day life events.

[manelchandrika]

@NickVenture1 Godak stuti every srilanken not same like a Fisherman we eating at home not like a fisherman in the job time, anyway nice your vid. nice to see that you have a positive attitude of Sri Lanka :)

[NickVenture1]

@manelchandrika Of cause in Sri Lanka people also know to use forks and knives and spoons. But I am sure that most of the Lankans whom I met poor or wealthy, really enjoy to eat with their fingers. They explain to me that food tastes better when the fingers can squeeze it first. I don't think that somebody has to feel ashame about this part of their civilization. This video is anyhow about a fisherman eating his meal and not about a Colombo business man having a meal in his home or at a meeting.

[citydealers]

@NickVenture1 of course accept what u say nd theres another thing...you go somewhere and eat with spoon nd fork..do u really know how many people would have eaten with that...even the sick people right..you'll b the only one who uses ur own hand...TRY D DIFFERENCE...

[prius2502]

I think so pure that people eat with their hands.

[NickVenture1]

Some Singhalese people told me that "White Rice" "Sudu Bat" is not healthy... that people may get blood sugar diabetes... They recommend to eat brown rice instead. I am not sure if this diabetes story is verified, but that's for sure what I am told there. Another thing I am quite sure: Eating a lot of rice is not making them fat. They eat huge volumes every day.. and remain slim. Maybe rice just fills the stomach and is not so nutritius?

[jbrah69]

@NickVentur brown rice is better. the thing is that foods that may have sugar (ie starches) do not cause too much insaline response when there is fiber in the food too. Since the white rice is stripped from the outer husk, where most the nutrients are found along with the fiber, it makes it not as healthy. But yeah many people bash carbs, but there is a reason we crave them and run on them. It's the donuts and pizza that contains fat that makes you gain weight. Fruits/rice/vegetables make u slim

[NickVenture1]

@jbrah69 Ok, thanks for this interesting comment. I know that brown or brownish rice is slightly more expensive then the white rice and that this is also a reason why people will eat more of the white version. "Sudu Batt" is white rice.

[jbrah69]

@NickVenture1 and hey on a side note, all that rice consumption is actually good for the planet cause it makes us grow more things rather than chopping down trees to make way for land in order to feed animals off of and then shortly killing them after ;)

[NickVenture1]

Yes, I am also surprised by the volumes of rice these islanders consume daily. Such observations are already part of ancient reports about the people of Ceylon.

[DarkEvilCurse]

they eat too much rice

[XxAndrew9xX]

@DarkEvilCurse maru mallumak neda? maru camera eka? neda neda neda ?

[NickVenture1]

Too spicy for my tongue... I was having soups instead.

[BULLBULLI]

Camera man not eat anything?