Being in Sri Lanka and not eating Seafood is just like being in Pakistan but not exploring Lahore. As being said in Panjabi "jiss nay Lahore nai waikhia wo jamia nai". Same could be said for "O jinn nay Ceylon may seafood nai khai wo jamia nai" :). So, we went to Mount Lavinia, a tourist district just south of Colombo on Galle Road as there are many good hotels and restaurants there that offer fresh seafood right on the beach.
So we chose to go to Mount Lavinia hotel, a grand hotel built since Colonial times. They have a fish market concept just, you go there and choose your own seafood items, from lobsters to sharks and from cuttlefish to crabs, everything is available. We selected deep-fried medium sized prawns and cuttlefish curry with fried rice for our dinner. Cuttlefish is the speciality in Sri Lanka and its delicious in taste. Don't go on its original shape otherwise you can't enjoy it. Its flesh is white in color and it tastes similar to mushrooms. Pictures of original cuttlefish and grilled one is attached herewith. 
So all seafood lovers specially anwar bhai and rashid uncle are invited here. One more thing, dry fish including bombil is quiet common here. Nearly every lunch in my office cafeteria has dry fish. So all bombil lovers of our family are invited here :)...
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Umair!!! Try some time South Indian sea food and coconut mixed curry of any kind. You will definitely faal in love with that. Well you know my mom's is a bit of mixture of Pakistani and South Indian style of cooking I had been enjoying both in the most of my past life. But now I miss her like missing air.
Well you asked about Asim's email address its the same as his msn address. I am going to email you right now.
Those prawns look scrumptious, did you try any sushi there, even though its japanese, but the fish looks fresh enough for that ;)
@Abdus: Well, there are lots of South Indian restaurants here and they are in my future plans. Thanks for the Asim's email address...
@Ashraf Bhai: Well in my last visit I went to Japanese restaurant but I haven't tried sushi there. The food I tried wasn't according to taste buds. The prawns were literally mouth watering there...
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