Journalism of Courage
Chef Duminda Abeysiriwardena loves serving delicious food But what he loves most is to serve healthy food. Based on this principle,Duminda Abeysiriwardena aka chef Duminda from Galle in Sri Lanka got associated with the International Slow Food Movement,originally founded by Carlo Petrini in 1986. Promoted as an alternative to fast food,the movement strives to preserve traditional and regional cuisines and encourages farming of plants,seeds and livestock endemic to
the ecosystem.
With 20 years of experience as a chef,Duminday says he has travelled across the globe,exploring and making new flavours. Familiar with the Western food culture,he loves to blend the combination of flvaours from the East and West in his delicacies. One of his personal favourites Fried Brinjal Salad is a sample of this mix. It is an easy-to-make salad,ideal for dinner,absolutely lip smacking when clubbed with rice and curry, says Duminda,who uses brinjal,onion,chillies,tomatoes and turmeric powder as the core ingredients in the dish.
Ambul Thiyal,a classic signature Sri Lankan specialty by Duminda,is prepared using tuna and goraka,a native tamarind paste. As for snapper,I like to make it spicy and savoury, he says,sharing that some day he would love to experiment with Mediterranean and Italian cuisines.
With a cooking show on You Tube and a celebrity fan following in Sri Lanka,Duminda has consciously avoided opening his own restaurant because he does not want to make money out of cooking,and instead serve people wholesome dishes.
