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Kiribath

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Kiribath is a Sri Lankan rice dish made by cooking rice with coconut milk and salt, its name combining the Sinhala words for milk and rice. It is classified as a type of rice cake or rice pudding and holds central importance in Sri Lankan cuisine, traditionally served as breakfast on the first day of each month and at ceremonies marking auspicious life transitions.

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Classification
Dietary Suitability
Contains Dairy or Egg 1
Origin Region
Sri Lanka 1
Sources
1. Kiribath (Wikipedia)
  • Lead paragraph
    Kiribath is a traditional Sri Lankan dish made from rice.
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiribath (dietary-suitability)
    It is prepared by cooking rice with coconut milk, hence this name, and can be considered a form of rice cake or rice pudding.
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