Baked coconut goodies Sweetest way to wish your neighbours Happy New Year, Traditional Me
Since the ancient times Coconuts have become so closely linked with every Sri Lankan cuisine Coconuts have become a part and partial of Sri Lankan cooking. Later on due to this deep bond with this versatile crop, the coconut tree became well known as the Kapruka on earth( Kapruka is a mythical tree which is known to be in the heaven where it is believed to be a wishing tree that grant every wish abundance of wealth). Coconuts are available in abundance in My village, Dankotuwa. Hence Grandmother is very efficient and experienced in making various delicious desserts different savoury dishes by using coconuts. It is a tradition and age old practice for Grandmother to make a yummy sweets made from her own hands to go and gift the shares on every 1st of January to all her daughters and sons who are our aunts and uncles I also get together with Grandmother with much enthusiasm to prepare the sweets. Usually a big quantity is prepared to gift away to 5 families. This
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