We’ll start with a place where the ambience is defined by a white cord and a red paper label. The Lamprais House which is run by the Lamprais Lady and her Lamprais Son down Lamprais Lane provides take away lamprais, the best thing to come out of the Netherlands since pot in coffee bars and legalised prostitution (If New Amsterdam followed Old Amsterdam closely, Elliot Spitzer wouldn’t be in so much trouble).
The mixed (chicken, pork and mutton) lamprais was really quite good. As to whether it’s better than DBU, that should be left to a more discerning Burgher-phile than yours truly who found himself unable to really say which one is better. However, they are both streets ahead of every other lamprais I’ve tried so it’s a little like arguing BMWs vs Lexii (Lexuses? Lexica? Lexuses?).
The Lamprais House is open weekends and can be visited by turning left immediately after Raheemas on Thurstan Rd and turning right again into this long lane which ends slap bang at het Huis. This reference implementation of the standard Lamprais specification cost me LKR 250 each.
Lamprais Lady: Mrs Warusawithana
Address: End of Pedris Road (on Thurstan Rd, hang a left after Raheemas)
Phone: (011 if calling from a cell phone) 2573908
As my eyes widen and my mouth waters, it is sheer coincidence that I have already booked a flight to Lanka in the next two weeks. I look forward to trying some of the Lamprais at Lamprais House.... perhaps I'll bring a few of them back with me too !
ReplyDeleteJanith.
good idea J.. make sure there are some in the freezer when we visit :)
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I think ladys name is mrs warusawithana down pedris road,and phone number is 2573908 you can order over the phone.
ReplyDeletesiromi warusawithana lamprais come highly recommended by the burghers.
ReplyDeleteif you want a lamprais made with true blue burgher hands, then check the De Kretser lamprais from pamankade lane off w.a. de silva mawatha.(last house of i think the 1st lane on the right)
do u have a number for de kretser - i heard they are back but the old number doesnt work anymore
Deletethey no longer make it at pamakede , but the alternative is mrs warushavitharana , pederis road .
DeleteOh my god I cant wait till I head back to Lanka.. I will most certainly make note of these places and try them all! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteForgive late comment. Is this the lady who does the lampries at Lakpahana?
ReplyDeleteNo need to apologise...:) but, no, I've no idea. I know DBU is supposed to get its lamprais from a lady in Jawatta Rd but that's all I know.
ReplyDeleteI consumed my first lamprijs as a boy of 14 whilst living in Ceylon for 6 months when my father was posted to that country back in 1958. It was so delicious that I am convinced that us Scots invented it. Since that one and only time back in 1958; I have craved these packets from heaven until yesterday; when a Ceylonese neighbour gave me two packets wrapped in foil. I am still in orbit after savouring them. I just hope that the Good Lord will allow his Celestial chefs to cook up this stuff in heaven.
ReplyDeleteDo Mrs W's Lamprais contain a hard boiled and fried egg, eggplant pahi, fried ash plantain curry, prawn blachang, seeni sambol, mixed meat curry(chicken, beef, pork, mutton and ox liver), and frikkadels (forced meat balls)?
ReplyDeleteI am planning an update of this so I'll let you know...
ReplyDeleteit is OCT 7th your time - An Update please
ReplyDeleteas i plan to come after the Elections.
Cheers
Mouth watering it is!, you should review some of the other Lamprais options in Colombo also!
ReplyDeleteGuys we got Mrs W's lamprais today. Delicious I must say. Paid off for a miserable day we had in our local passport office trying to get a resident visa for a friend. Which was failure by the way. So we called them by about 2pm and went there by 2.30 pm to pick it up. We were given a frozen ( rock hard gadol kalle) pack of rice. Did not expect this, maybe due to our lack of knowledge in this area of culinary arts. When inquired I was told by the maids, I am supposed to do a 2 min gig with the microwave or a 45 min thaw n steam job and the food will be ready to eat. I told her, I was not ready to do any of that nonsense, and asked if she could do that while I compromised an hour to indulge. She accepted. We went to raheema had a smoke n Milo came back to her place, she had fixed us the pack of lamprais and it was super hot n steamed off. Went home to eat and I thought it was worth all that. It was tasty indeed. Excellent
ReplyDeleteThe ratio of the sides was great. I did not have an egg in mine but 2 frikkadels and super quantity of the prawn. No complaints about the food. I am here to tell you guys, if you order and pick up the food before 12.30 pm you will get a hot and ready to eat pack of lamprais. If you go post 12.30 pm they freeze all the packs, which you will have to steam or microwave. They do not have a microwave. Plus steaming the food is the way to go. Remember " I told you so!"
Pj
Her lamprais is the best.
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