Sri Lankan Mutton Stew & Nasi Goreng
Dinner @ "Semondu" in Colombo.
A restaurant serving fusion Sri Lankan offerings. It wasn't the target of our choices as the intended restaurant was full so mate and myself kinda make do.
Firstly, I was itching to steer away from chicken or fish, both omnipotent proteins on Sri Lankan menus. Secondly, I kept seeing "Nasi Goreng" (Malay for Fried Rice) on menus and I was curious how a Southeast Asian dish became so popular in South Asia.
The mutton was stewed perfectly - soft and marshmallowy but still packed full of soft muttony flavours - I must confess I had low expectations but the mutton turned out quite beautiful. The sauce had a peppery taste, inflicting warmth but borrowing a phrase I heard in the corporate world that makes no sense to describe the situation, it's a "good problem". Checking online, I do see mentions of mutton curry in Sri Lanka and not of stew.....so I am not sure how authentic this dish is in terms of taste since it clearly professed to be a restaurant serving fusion cuisines.
The Nasi Goreng on the other hand is rather uni-dimensional - leaning on the salty side and quite devoid of any stir-fried notes. (Although can I also borrow the corporate world and coin unsurprisingly surprising?)
Sri Lankan Mutton Stew & Nasi Goreng
Dinner @ "Semondu" in Colombo.
A restaurant serving fusion Sri Lankan offerings. It wasn't the target of our choices as the intended restaurant was full so mate and myself kinda make do.
Firstly, I was itching to steer away from chicken or fish, both omnipotent proteins on Sri Lankan menus. Secondly, I kept seeing "Nasi Goreng" (Malay for Fried Rice) on menus and I was curious how a Southeast Asian dish became so popular in South Asia.
The mutton was stewed perfectly - soft and marshmallowy but still packed full of soft muttony flavours - I must confess I had low expectations but the mutton turned out quite beautiful. The sauce had a peppery taste, inflicting warmth but borrowing a phrase I heard in the corporate world that makes no sense to describe the situation, it's a "good problem". Checking online, I do see mentions of mutton curry in Sri Lanka and not of stew.....so I am not sure how authentic this dish is in terms of taste since it clearly professed to be a restaurant serving fusion cuisines.
The Nasi Goreng on the other hand is rather uni-dimensional - leaning on the salty side and quite devoid of any stir-fried notes. (Although can I also borrow the corporate world and coin unsurprisingly surprising?)