My Sri Lanka with Peter Kuruvita

Vibrant Colombo is where Peter Kuruvita first learned to love food, he reconnects with his childhood nanny and together they cook in the city’s largest fresh produce market.

Peter retraces an old Sri Lankan family holiday route inland to the ancient ruins of Sigiriya before coming to rest with local farmers by the picturesque Lake Habarana.

Peter leads an expedition through a spice plantation as well as the local kitchens and street-based food vendors of Kandy, the culturally revered last capital of the Sinhala kings.

It’s time to head to the hills and the renowned tea fields of Ceylon as Peter handpicks tea with the ladies of the tea fields, following in a tradition that hasn’t changed for centuries.

Peter continues his twenty-year pursuit of the perfect ‘hopper’ recipe and dares to try to milk a buffalo for its curd.

Peter joins a small group of surfing enthusiasts and fishermen on the pristine beaches of Sri Lanka’s south coast for a seafood barbecue and fresh produce shopping at the nearby market.

The port of Galle, once considered the centre of the world for spice traders, is where Peter tries a new fishing technique and explores the cultural melting pot of the ancient Galle Fort.

Lying behind the spectacular beaches of Sri Lanka’s east coast are lotus-filled lakes and heavy jungle where Peter finds himself foraging for Sri Lanka’s own bush tucker

Peter rediscovers the unique northern Sri Lankan coastal city of Jaffna, which is finally safe to tour after three decades of civil war, finding recipe inspiration at a local monastery before joining in the Sri Lankan New Year celebrations.

Peter reaches the country’s isolated northern-most peninsula where he prepares string hoppers and fresh seafood feasts for the locals