Kiribath
Sign in to saveKiribath () is a traditional Sri Lankan dish made from rice. It is prepared by cooking rice with coconut milk, hence this name, and can be considered a form of rice cake or rice pudding. Kiribath is an essential dish in Sri Lankan cuisine. It is very commonly served for breakfast on the first day of each month and also has the added significance of being eaten for any auspicious moment throughout one's lifetime which are marking times of transition. It is one of the more renowned traditional dishes in Sri Lanka.
Key facts
- Food.name
- Kiribath
- Food.image
- Kiribath.jpg
- Food.image_size
- 250px
- Food.caption
- Kiribath
- Food.alternate_name
- කිරිබත්, Milk rice
- Food.course
- Breakfast, Main dish
- Food.country
- Sri Lanka
- Food.national_cuisine
- Sri Lankan cuisine
- Food.creator
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- Food.mintime
- 50
- Food.maxtime
- 80
- Food.main_ingredient
- Rice, coconut milk
- Food.minor_ingredient
- Salt
- Food.variations
- Mun Kiribath, Imbul kiribath
- Food.serving_size
- 100 g
- Food.similar_dish
- Coconut rice
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Occasions
- New Year
- Feeding ceremony
- Weddings
- Ingredients and preparation
- Variations
- Mung kiribath
- Imbul kiribath
- See also
- References
- External links
Kiribath () is a traditional Sri Lankan dish made from rice. It is prepared by cooking rice with coconut milk, hence this name, and can be considered a form of rice cake or rice pudding. Kiribath is an essential dish in Sri Lankan cuisine. It is very commonly served for breakfast on the first day of each month and also has the added significance of being eaten for any auspicious moment throughout one's lifetime which are marking times of transition. It is one of the more renowned traditional dishes in Sri Lanka.
==Etymology== The word is a compound with a transparent meaning in the Sinhala language, where Kiri (කිරි) means "milk" and bath ( බත්) means "rice".
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