Jungle Notes.
Field notes from the tropics.
A growing reference for the ingredients we work with — kithul, young jackfruit, cobra chilli, palm sugars — and the techniques to use them. Written for cooks who want to know what they’re cooking with, not just how to cook it.
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Ceylon Cinnamon
Ceylon Cinnamon is widely regarded as the finest cinnamon in the world, distinguished from the more common cassia cinnamon.
Ceylon Cinnamon
Ceylon Cinnamon is widely regarded as the finest cinnamon in the world, distinguished from the more common cassia cinnamon.
Breadfruit
Breadfruit is a large, starchy fruit closely related to jackfruit and breadnut.
Breadfruit
Breadfruit is a large, starchy fruit closely related to jackfruit and breadnut.
The Glossary
Tropical pantry, explained.
Kohila
A jungle vegetable with no English name.
Jackfruit
The largest tree-borne fruit in the world.
Cobra Chilli
Fruity scotch-bonnet-style chilli grown on Sri Lankan smallholdings.
Nutmeg
Volcanic-soil nutmeg from the Banda Islands. Warm, sweet, faintly piney
Ash Plantain
Sri Lanka
Similar to a potato but with a subtle banana undertone.
Moringa
The leaf with more iron than spinach. Mild, grassy, cooks like kale.
Coconut
Fresh-scraped, never powdered. The base note of Sri Lankan home cooking.
Finger Millet
High-iron, gluten-free grain. Nutty, earthy. Centuries old, suddenly trendy.
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