Sometimes, a curry is a story, a piece of history, and so much more than a beautiful dish. To appreciate this curry, we need to understand Nuwara Eliya. Nuwara Eliya is about 1500 meters above sea level, and on the slopes of the mountains. It is cool, it has a thick forest densely populated by elephants, and it is beautiful. It was part of the Kandian Kingdom and was later discovered by the English, who turned it into a hill station retreat for the elite. In the 1850s, it was

Meatball curry is a common dish in Myanmar. Ther are regional variations in the meat used, more goat in the north and a mix of beef and pork in the south, but the essence of the dish remains the same. This dish exemplifies home-style cooking, elemental to its core, with the simplest of ingredients to create wonderful flavours. These meatball curries are influenced by Indian cuisine in their spice profile and by the Yunnanese technique of creating soft meatballs. In addition,

From West Sumatra, Minangkabau, comes this aromatic dish, rich and loaded with subtle flavours. It is iconic, a classic, and, in my opinion, fabulous. The curry starts with a paste called bumbu kunning, made from turmeric, coconut milk, and aromatics. Minangkabau cuisine is composed of aromatics, earthy flavours, layers, and boldness. It is traditionally a village dish, cooked in traditional earthen pots, with the ingredients added slowly throughout the cooking process. There