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I'm going to make myself a little taco like this. The leaf that makes you go crazy here from Sri Lanka. Let's see how it feels. Oh, yes, it makes me dizzy. Oh, gay. Oh, dog. Ooh, ooh, ooh. My head. Say. Welcome. Oh, I haven't even done the intro yet and they're already running me over. Welcome, welcome to another edition of Luisillo el gordillo. We are in Sri Lanka, a surprising, fascinating country in South Asia, and on this occasion, of course, you already know, we are going to try all kinds of street food. We're starting in the very noisy, very busy city of Colombo. They brought me to a night market where it's clear they sell absolutely everything, everything. I'm excited to try these delicious things. Well, let's start with this. Let's try a little bit of everything. Let's go hard on the fattening. Normally I would say, "Let's go," but we are in Sri Lanka, so I will say "A piyamuem." Oh, oh, oh. Oh, how delicious. Let's see, they invited us to come into this place, which, honestly, is very good, they have everything here, everything, everything. The place is called Love Cooking. Love Cooking. And honestly, with a lot of love, they receive us with a lot of love. They have everything here, my brothers, but truly everything. They are showing me off that they have chicken, they have fish, they have calamari, they have some kind of pasta, and they cook the rice with this mechanism, look at this. Uf! Delicious, and honestly, it smells amazing. The man wasn't exaggerating. They make the bread with a style that is truly art. I mean, to see these movements, to see these master bakers at work is a privilege. It is truly art. Oh, let the feasting begin. What excites me the most is this rice here, the Virianee, to see how they open it, it's truly amazing. Basically, how it works is they cook the rice with different seasonings, they leave it in bamboo with boiling water in a ceramic container. So, this is what gives it a very delicious aroma, and when they open it, uf, it smells delicious, delicious, delicious. We ordered grilled chicken here, which according to my brother, isn't spicy, but I don't know why, because here, wow, they really eat very, very spicy food that makes your stomach burn. So you tell the brother "sare epa," which means in Sinhalese, "please don't make it spicy, brother," and they say, "Yes, yes, no, calm down, calm down." They put a little bit on, and you get fire. Okay. Your snot turns into small pieces of lava, even if you tell them no, they still put the chili in there because that's what they do, that's what these brothers do. Well, let's go, let's try this. I liked that I told them "a little bit" because I want to try everything, and look, they gave me half a kilo of rice. The good thing is that the team is hungry, honestly. We are hungry. So, well, let's go, let's try. Let's try. Let's see. Chan, chan, chan. There it is. A little bit of everything. Let's grab some. Ah, this one looks brutal, huh. It looks brutal. Here they brought us a fork and a spoon and all that, but honestly, we're going to do it like the locals. And here the locals eat with their hands. Just like that. This is the local trick. Three fingers, okay? Excuse me for being all covered in sauce here, but three fingers, okay? You put it like this, and with your thumb, you're going to push. So, this is the local way, okay? You grab, we compact it here, and into the mouth. Okay. Well, go, let's do it. Like this. Enjoy your meal. Hanap. Oh, oh, what delicious rice. Well, yes, it wasn't spicy, huh. Ah, well, no, yes, no, yes, it is spicy, but not much. The brother wasn't exaggerating. Ah, this is delicious. Now I'm curious if I can use this bread as a spoon. They call this bread "parota," okay? So, I can also use it as a utensil, let's call it. So here, "niñénguele," in case you don't want to get your hands dirty and you eat the whole fork, right? Your "equibranita" to the fork and you eat it. If you think about it, it's good. You get less dirty, you don't lick your fingers with complete freedom. Honestly, how delicious. How delicious to eat with your hands. Let's normalize eating more with our hands around the world because it's very, very delicious. 10 out of 10 for this place and the people are super cool. Honestly, very good, very delicious. Wow. And this is surprising. They brought us the bill. Let's see, check out all the food there is. Okay, let's look at it again. Mmem, 2500 rupees. That's not even $10. What is that? Like $something, more or less, right? I'm very impressed. It's very good, huh. Good food, good portions, and the team was indeed hungry. Uh, right now we're going to go hard on this and try other things. Let's try the famous ones now. I hope I'm pronouncing them correctly. These little breads are very curious, they look like little hats, and it's amazing to see how they prepare them. I just want to know what kind of pan that brother uses that nothing sticks to it, because look how he detaches it in a way that nothing is left in that pan. It comes out perfectly, he doesn't add any oil, at least not from the process we were observing. And he has four pans at once. Man, a skill like those games you sometimes have on your phone, where you're a chef and you have to prepare things against time, more or less like that, but in real life. They add a type of flour and from a bucket, they let it cook for a while with a lid on, and then it's ready, he gives it a push with the spatula, and that's it. We ordered one plain, okay? which is this one here, look, as I told you, it's a little hat here, uh, the style. We're fashionable here, we're fashionable, and we ordered one that they put egg and pepper on. The one with egg and pepper is sold for 100 rupees, meaning 30 cents of a dollar, like five Mexican pesos, and the plain one is sold for 30 rupees, meaning 10 cents of a dollar, two pesos or something like that. Well, let's try, let's try the opa. Enjoy, enjoy. Plain one first. Plain is bread. It tastes like a very thin hotcake. And let's try the egg one. I think the egg one will be brutal. Oh, it's very hot. Look at this. Oh, how delicious. It smells delicious. Enjoy. Ah, this is superb. Mmm. You know, with this one, I can see myself getting full, honestly. Not with one, clearly, but with about three. I think you can get full because it has egg and everything. Mmm. They tell me this can be eaten both at night and in the morning. It can be a good, complete breakfast. Wow, honestly, brutal, huh. And a master is the one who prepares them. I loved it. I loved it. These little balls here are called Panri. There are many stalls along the street, and it's very curious. Let's see, this is a recipe from India, according to what they tell me. They are little balls of dough with a hole in the middle, and they put a lot of things in them. They put a broth in this one, which is like a spicy broth, they told me. They put some crunchy things, they put some chickpeas. Look, everything, huh. They sprinkled everything on here, and they tell me that "chan se pica," huh. That means it's going to be very spicy. It smells delicious. Let's go, right away. Yes, my brother says "Okay, right away." He says "right away" because it will get watery, and then it's not good. Enjoy. Enjoy. There it is, the pan and pi. Let's go. Mmm. This is delicious. What is this? I don't even know how to describe it to you because it's an explosion of flavor. It's very interesting. You see. It's like it's spicy, but it's sweet, but it's like it nourishes me, like it feeds me. Look. I don't know, huh. I don't even know how to define it. I think it has peanuts. I'm also tasting peanuts. Look, honestly, a very good explosion of flavors, huh. Very good, master, huh. Very, very good. You are a master. I like how they move their heads. He got shy. He got shy. But it's nice here that when people say yes, they do this, like they make an eight with their head. And it's nice. It's very nice. It's like there. That gentleman is letting me get into his cart. Very cool, honestly. The brother, huh. Here I am serving. Uh, who wants balls? Panipuri. Panipuri. Who wants balls? Uh, who's going to want balls? Mm. Okay. This is called Gulap Jam. Let's see how the Gulap Jam is. They are balls of dough with honey. Mmm. Nice. Well, look, a master here, my brother, huh, honestly, a master. I loved it. Just like in many parts of the world, here in Sri Lanka, it's very common to see fruit stalls on the street. Here our friend Malcanty sells, look at all this here. All of this costs 100 rupees, meaning 30 cents of a dollar, something like that. Let's see, not everything, each bag, right? But still, it's very good. And she sells you cucumbers, she sells you mangoes, she sells you guavas, she sells you baby pineapples, and they prepare everything with chili, which I find very interesting because I'm from Mexico. Here they even sell you tamarind, like this here is tamarind, look, just like in Mexico they sell tamarind, so these brothers, we eat very similarly, honestly. Here everything is eaten with chili, mango with chili, it's very delicious, it's very good. I want to try this fruit here, it's called Nelli, which they tell me is something like a grape, but more acidic. Let's see. By the way, we already gave some money to our friend so we can try everything. No, don't attack me. We already told her, we're going to try everything and see how this one is. It makes me very curious. Oh, dear. Mmm, it's super acidic. It's like a star fruit, more or less. This is very acidic. Mmm. Funny, funny. Oh, they still put chili on it. Ah, okay, okay. St it, st it. Okay. Let's see how it is. M, very good, very good. No, really, huh. No, honestly. Super, super good. I loved it. They also eat. Look at this. Boiled peanuts, peanuts. This catches my attention a lot. Uh-huh. The friend peels it for you there. Wow. Okay. Ah, look at this. How funny they look like garlic cloves. Tut it, Oh, how delicious. It's very watery, right? I loved it. I loved it. I loved it. And one thing I want to try, which is very, very interesting, let's see how this one is. Check it out. We tried this not too long ago in Indonesia, on the trip we were taking there. It's the famous, the Bitter Nut, but here they serve it to you on a leaf like this. Honestly, I'm eager to try it. So, we're going to ask our friend to prepare one for us. They call this chewing gum. Look. So, basically, they put the nut, then they put, "Oh, what is that thing? Wow. I'll ask what it is later." And they tell me that my mouth will turn red, my teeth will be very red. Let's see. And that it might make me a little dizzy, that they put tobacco in it, and people consume this practically anytime, anytime. Wow, how funny. Ah, okay. Just like in many places, this here is lime. Yes, lime as such. This here is tobacco, and this here is the nut. Okay. So, let's try and see. Let's see. I don't understand, huh. I roll it. Okay, okay, okay. Let's see, there it is. She's putting it on me. Ah, okay. She's making me a little wrapper. I understand. Like a small snack. Okay. There it is. So, everything inside. Okay. And I eat swallow. No, not swallow. Ah, okay, okay. Okay. No, no swallow. No problem. No problem. Okay, okay. She says I can bring it, but my guide says no. I'm going to believe my guide because what if it makes me sick. So, look, I'm going to make myself a little taco like this. Chun, chun, chun, chun, chun. Well, let's see how the leaf that makes you crazy here from Sri Lanka is. Let's see how it is. Let's see how it feels. It all goes in. Let's see if we don't get dizzy and end up vomiting on the street like has happened to us before on the channel. Enjoy. Wow, it tastes super mega horrible, dude. It tastes like [ __ ] it tastes horrible. I got it, I got it. But it didn't turn red, it turned like I'm married and it tastes horrible. This is horrible. Disgusting. I'm going to fulfill it. M. I'm going to fulfill it because Ah, oh, excuse me to the people who are watching this video. [ __ ] this is horrible. Oh, oh, yes. Oh, gay. Oh, dog. Ooh, ooh, ooh. Oh, this does make you dizzy. Oh, damn. My head. He says, they're already laughing too. And look how it turns very red. That's why in this part of the world, oh gay. Uh. Oh, this makes you very dizzy, dude. Uh, oh, I'm taking a little trip, huh. Wait. Uh, I need to stabilize myself. Oh, it's like when you smoke a cigarette, but fast, like that. No, no, no. This is a, this is a drug, huh. Let's not sugarcoat it. This is a drug. I feel my head like, oh, like I'm sweating a lot and dizzy, you know? Like, like I turn and my vision arrives. My vision arrives later. Oh, damn. No, this is strong, huh. It's strong. And that, what you saw, she made me the child size, meaning she made me the wrapper, the kiddie version, like the. Let's see, I'm discovering myself on the floor because that's what people do. It's normal. Oh, dear. Wait, I need water. Ah, damn, don't do this. Mm. M. And it comes out reddish. Oh, dear, huh. Oh, the stall filled up out of nowhere, you guys. Wow, this thing is really strong, no kidding. Wow, I liked it, curiously I liked it, but at the same time, I feel like vomiting. I'm not going to vomit, no flashbacks of Vietnam, but aha, aha, shuffle, huh. No, these brothers don't mess around, huh. They go hard, they go heavy. Okay, okay, I've stabilized, but you saw, I ate very little, and it's good that I didn't swallow it. It's good that I didn't swallow it, it's good that I followed the guide's advice and not the expert lady's, because yes, otherwise, I would surely be vomiting right now. Oh, dear, it's strong, strong, strong. Mmm, I really liked it. What they sell at the stall is good. I loved it. I loved it, I loved it. My hand, I don't know if you can see it, it's a little shaky. If you ever try this, try it, honestly, it's cool. Everything in moderation, of course, but with caution, with caution because puf, no, it does make you sweat hard and it does make you dizzy. I've returned to myself, and it is a good energy boost, which is why people are consuming it all day, and that's why I tell you, it's normal to see red streets in many places, not just here, this happens in many places, well, well, Tacubaya, huh. If you ever try it, it's very cool, but in moderation. I liked it, I liked it. Very delicious, the fruit is also very delicious. Right now I'm going to eat some mangoes. Uf! Delicious, delicious, delicious. And my mouth is left a little red, like I have natural lipstick on right now. I feel beautiful enough to send kisses. My tongue too. Red, red, red. And look, I want to show you how she sells the products, how she shouts to sell them. Basically, what she said there is like mango, like guava, like something that turns your teeth red to blow your mind. All for 100, all for 100. And people do pay attention, like, oh, I want, I want what she sells. So, for 30 cents of a dollar, you can blow your mind, you can eat a little mango. Look, you invest about 60 cents of a dollar, you blow your mind, you sit here with the friend, you eat a mango, perfect plan. So, a perfect afternoon. Oh, look, a monkey. Monkeys suddenly appear at the stalls. I love that. It must be a common problem, right? For the vendor, that monkeys come and steal their fruit, right? I think that's something that happens here. Ah, look, suddenly a lot of monkeys arrived. There are monkeys everywhere here. Monkeys that steal fruit. But if the fruit grows here, who is it stealing from? From whom? Let's think about it. Now, could it be that the monkey suddenly steals the tobacco? The eye that I just tried. Maybe, right? Maybe. Look, I don't know. I hope the monkeys don't get addicted to that thing, because I do see how it can be addictive, I see why people get very addicted to it. Now, I'm ready to continue exploring. Here aboard this beautiful little boat, sailing on a lake, wow, how paradisiacal, we're going to try some of the local snacks for tea time. In Sri Lanka, they kept the custom of tea time in the afternoon, a product of being a British territory of the United Kingdom for many years, so the custom stuck, but with their own very unique recipes. For example, the tea we are drinking is cilantro tea in a little cup, look, made of coconut. Ah, it's delicious, it's very good. And to sweeten it, they eat these little sweets called Jackgre, which are made of sugarcane, which, I think, will be very, very sweet, huh. Yes. This is practically concentrated sugar. It's good, it's good. But without a doubt, the most interesting thing here is this dish called levaría. It's basically like an empanada but made with rice noodles. Look at that. Like little spaghetti all together that are mixed to make a very charming little empanada, and inside they put coconut and honey from a palm tree. Let's see how it is, right? This, look, I really crave it. Look how it is inside. Oh, there it is. Uh, so they put "oclayo" in it. Ah, it's super curious. Let's see how it is. Enjoy. Mhm. Let me try to describe it to you. It's like eating Asian noodles, the kind they serve in Japanese or Chinese restaurants, with a coconut candy, like a coconut sweet inside, and they put a lot of toasted sugar, right? That's why it's brown. Wow, this is delicious. How funny, huh. Truly. And these rice noodles are eaten a lot by these brothers, meaning they accompany every meal with them. Rice is law in Sri Lanka, honestly, I loved it. And here with this little table they make from a tire, from rubber. This is a tire. What a great way to reuse. Sailing on this beautiful little lake, right? What a beautiful afternoon, perfection would be right now, enjoying this little lake, eating these local delicacies. They brought me to a place that they tell me is very famous here in the center of Colombo, it's called Mumbai Suite. And indeed, there are many, many people, they line up to try everything. They tell me they sell a little bit of everything, but that their strong suit is sweets. It's one of those businesses that have been established here for years and years, and people love them, they adore them. So, well, let's go with this. We ordered this marvel called Samusa. This is a chicken samusa. One of these would cost less than 100 rupees, like about 5 Mexican pesos. 25 cents of a dollar. We're adding this with confidence because this one isn't spicy. Okay. No, because here you'll leave with a burnt backside. Ah, this is delicious. Wow. To the chef. 10 out of 10. I love it. But what really interests us here are the sweets. Look, they really make delicious things here. This one here is called Jul B, and this one here, they tell me, is called Bundie. And they are sweets, as such, as such. Look, I don't know, huh. Let's see what all the fuss is about. Enjoy. Haasai. Ah, oil. It's delicious. It's fried dough. That's what it is, but with a lot, but truly, a lot of honey and a lot of coloring. So, here they told me "a little bit," but no, I don't think it's a little bit. I think it has a lot. I loved this. And this other one here, well, it's basically the same, but softer, like this one isn't crunchy. Let's see how it is. It's delicious. Dough again, but truly drowned in honey. Then here, lightly fried with a lot of sugar, but truly a lot of danger. Dangerous levels, a lot of coloring, and the result is that it's very, very delicious. I understand why this business is so, so popular. Okay, we are now more on the side of the villages. We are in the Dambula area, and we came to this very beautiful place to try the local gastronomy, but truly very local, prepared by some ladies, but they look like masters of the kitchen. We saw them working, grating coconut with a very interesting tool, cooking curry, grinding spices, everything completely artisanal, truly very beautiful, right? Eating this way is always delicious, it tastes more delicious. We are also learning other things, for example, check this out. For their houses, they use cow dung, meaning this here is cow poop. It's cow excrement, it's manure. And they use this to line their floors, to stick bricks to the walls, obviously mixed with other things, but it's quite crazy, right? They utilize cow excrement to its fullest. And well, we're going to try different little things they cook here. This place is very cool, truly. I loved it. I loved it. Come, look, I'll show you. Here they welcome you, and it's basically like a little buffet, okay? So, you serve yourself whatever you want, and they have memen of everything. Look, here they have rice fritters. I saw how they were cooking them, frying them, and they are truly very delicious. A little salad, right? Like cucumber and everything. This here is a cassava stew. Look how delicious. This here is the popular mango curry. Very, very delicious. Look at this marvel. This other one is banana leaf, and they tell me it's very delicious. We're going to try it now. Chicken curry. Okay. Very similar to what is sold in India, for example. This is another little salad. A beet salad, wow. I think I'll approach this one carefully because the other day, memen, I got excited eating raw beet, but raw. Wow, I got horribly scared when I went to the bathroom because everything was red. I was already talking to the doctor like, doctor, I think I'm bleeding. And he told me, "No, it's not the beet, brother. And please, don't send me another picture of your poop, especially at lunchtime. I'm eating lunch, please." I was scared, I was truly very scared. So, carefully. And well, even here, some little things, and of course, rice. Here they eat rice. But in bulk. So, let's try. And well, here, since we're going to eat with our hands, clearly the boss here is telling me, "Wash first, brother." No, so, uh-huh. Oh, stit. There it is. Well, to be clean, because yes, we're going to eat with our mitts, why not? So, check it out. Let's see, I served myself a little bit of everything. And as the method is, they've been teaching me. It's like this, all with the hand. By the way, here I show you, it's not my exaggeration. People eat like this here with their hands. Here I show you some images I captured. And yes, truly, people eat with their hands, even young people today, all with their hands. The dynamic is as follows, we have to mix everything to taste everything we have. Let's mix it here, cham. We're going to add the mango one, which is surely very good. Look here. Let's grab a little chicken too. There it is. Look at this. We mix it there, chan. And then we're going to grab a little bit of this rice thing, which I thought they used as a spoon, you know? Like a fork like this, but no. They tell me they rather cut it like this, they break it like this, and look. Once it's like this, you mix everything, and well, it goes in. My brothers. Cane, my brothers, my friends. Enjoy. Oh, no kidding, how delicious. And exactly like this, all together, it tastes superb because it's crunchy, but it's soft, but it's spicy, but it's sweet, but it has meat, but a lot of vegetables. Mmm. No, man. How delicious, totally with your hand, honestly, you enjoy it because you're licking here, and it also prevents this bad habit of suddenly you're eating and I get a work message and you take out your phone and I'll reply later. It's a bad habit that humans have nowadays. With your hands full of food, you can't. And the thing is, you eat with your right hand. Okay. Chan, chan, chan, chan, chan. And then in the bathroom, you clean yourself with your left. Or well, if you write with your left, if you're left-handed, then you eat with your left and then you clean yourself with your right, and so you're not mixing, because here they don't use toilet paper traditionally, for example, it's like with water, and so, yes, that's the situation in case you were wondering. If there's something weird left on your fingernail, then you don't mix it there with the delicious mango curry. So, good, good for my brothers, and here they are admired. Very nice, huh, tuti, st tut, thank you. A boss, huh, truly, some bosses cook very deliciously, and wow, I've loved it, truly, very, very delicious. Since I arrived in Sri Lanka, I've found it very curious that they drink a lot of mojitos here, but not mojitos with alcohol. In fact, alcohol isn't sold as commonly here as it is seen in other countries. People do drink alcohol. The crowd here does drink, honestly. You see a lot of alcohol in liquor stores, in special shops, but it's not like it's a daily consumption, you wouldn't see it at a street stall like that. So, they use the term mojito to basically mean lemonade with mint, and they have many, many variations. Just now we tried a variation that they put this thing here called stam, which is an energy drink. So, this is like a Red Bull here, you know? Something with a lot of, yes, with caffeine basically, and well, they mix it with your mojito, and the brother made me laugh a lot, he makes the frappé ice with the same hand he uses to charge you, so you can get good antibodies, and honestly, it's good, it's delicious, they sell it to you for 250, one of these, which is less than, and it's good, honestly, it's very delicious. And yes, you see these drink stalls everywhere, they're good for a refreshing drink because it does get hot. And if it's with ice directly from the brother's hand, even better. More refreshing with integrated antibodies. Let's try a stall of Acharu now. These are carts you see on the street, they go from one place to another, and basically they sell pickled fruits and other vegetables with a lot, but a lot of spice. The dynamic is that you come here with my brother. So, my brother here gives you a toothpick and tells you, "Grab, try whatever you want to see which one you like." Ah, okay. He even gives you a little spoon, the brother. Oh, how cool. Look at that. Sty stoty, my friend. That was like mango. It's that, let's see, they have many types of mango here. I think there are eight or nine types of mango in total. Ah, 20. Ah, no, like 20 types of mango. How impressive. And they basically sell it to you, if you want a small plate like this, it costs 300. That is, and if you want a big one, 500, right? What would that be? .70, something like that. So, let's buy a small one. Look, it's good, huh. And check it out, look, let's observe the dynamic. Here, for example, this brother only asked for guava with chili, and there. He said, "I only want guava." Oh, he fills them up well, huh. He fills them up well, the brother. Look, they put it there like your. Ah, he ordered it to go, the brother. He ordered it to go. I liked it, I liked it. And he ordered another one with mango. But you can also mix in a small plate with many types, and man, a violent gastritis, sure, heavy. You know what this would go well with? With gran malo, right? Honestly, with gran malo chili. U, u, uf, u. Brutal, brutal. We're going to ask the brother. I do want a very crazy mix, a mix that will make the worms in my stomach dance reggaeton. Gray mango and guava. Look, they also put apple. And look, sweet olives. How funny. Olives with sugar. I've never seen that before. Ah, look at this. This is onion. Ah, damn. No, not that one. I'm going to try. No, no. Onion. No, thank you. Ah, no, it's not onion, this is something else. Wow. Okay. That's it, brother. That's it. Thank you. Wow, this is violent. Let's see how it is, huh. Let's see what's up. Oh, little apple here. Dico. Wow. And let's see the sweet olive. Let's see how it is. How strange. Sweet olive. Oh, dear, what strange mixtures, no kidding. Let's see, it's good, it's good. And personally, I also come from a country that loves gastritis. Meaning, we are a very gastritic country. I mentioned in the last video that sometimes I feel like Mexicans and Indians or Sri Lankans are like distant brothers, and this confirms it. We with our licuachelas and our chamoys and all that, the flavors are very similar. Honestly, it's delicious. I liked it. I liked it. Well, there you have it, a little bit of the fattening delicacies that exist in Sri Lanka. How beautiful, honestly. How beautiful, how delicious people eat here, and above all, how smiling everyone is. I loved that. The people are very approachable, very friendly, very talkative, "Come, record here, come try what I make." They love to show off their culture, and I'm leaving very happy from this journey. What did you think? Does anything resemble a dish sold in your countries? Did I miss documenting anything specific? I'll read you down here in the comments. Thank you for accompanying me on another adventure, and as always, you know, in a few days with a new video. Goodbye. Goodbye. Tuc.