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Authentic hill country homestays serving spicy local food

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Oliver B.•10540 rep•2

We are tired of mild tourist curries. Where in the hill country can we find homestays that serve the unedited, fiery local estate food.

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Skip Ella and Nuwara Eliya. Head to Haputale or Hatton and book a homestay in the actual tea estate "line rooms." These families cook traditional Sri Lankan Tamil food. You must explicitly tell the host, "Local spice level, no tourist adaptation." You will get incredible, fiery potato curries, Polos (jackfruit), and fresh coconut sambol loaded with crushed chili.

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Amali D.•9520 rep•1

Haputale is definitely the spot for this. The food at our homestay made me sweat profusely but I could not stop eating.

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Sophia M.•9630 rep•2

Will they serve meat up there.

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Oliver B.•10540 rep•2

Eat it with your hands! It genuinely tastes better when mixed together manually.

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Sophia M.•9630 rep•2

Ask them to make you Wattalapam for dessert. It is a sweet jaggery pudding that cools down the spice.

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Suresh K.•9330 rep•1

Many Hindu estate workers are vegetarian at home, but their veggie dishes are heavily spiced and very filling.

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Amali D.•9520 rep•1

And drink the hot black tea they offer, it is straight from the fields around you.

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Suresh K.•9330 rep•1

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