Choon paan: In Sri Lanka, you might hear Beethoven’s “Für Elise” at any moment. Choon paan vendors play the song as they drive around selling freshly baked short eats, typically stacked in ...

Sri Lankan short eats, meanwhile, are a category to themselves. These are handheld bites, typically fried and stuffed with something such as chicken curry or potatoes, and come in a number of ...