Safe food from train vendors traveling to Kandy

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Lukas H.3505 rep2
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We are taking the train to Kandy Are the vendors walking through the train carriages safe to buy food from or do they scam tourists

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The train vendors are absolutely one of the best parts of Sri Lankan railway culture! They are hardworking locals, highly regulated by railway police, not scammers. It is generally very safe to eat the hot, freshly fried snacks like wade (lentil fritters) or roasted peanuts. They might charge a tourist 100 rupees instead of 50, but it is hardly a scam.

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Tharanga P.4130 rep1

No, carry small change. 50 and 100 rupee notes are best.

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Tharanga P.4130 rep1

The prawn wade on the train is amazing. I ate like six of them and was totally fine.

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Emma W.4070 rep2

If you have a very sensitive stomach, maybe avoid the cut fruit they sell in little bags, just to be safe with the water used to wash it.

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Dinithi M.5340 rep1

Do they take large bills

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Lukas H.3505 rep2

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