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Sri Lanka’s fiery flair dominates Uber Eats 2023 Cravings Report

Just as a Sri Lankan can’t go without a daily hot cup of tea, the passion for all things spicy among the citizens of the island nation is undeniably strong, as revealed by a report from Uber Eats, the online food ordering and delivery platform.According to the Uber 2023 Cravings Report, the predominant instructions on orders through the Uber Eats app were variations of “make it spicy”, “extra spicy” and simply “spicy”. This trend unequivocally demonstrates the profound love Sri Lankans have for their ‘daiyya’ (spice).Uber Eats Cravings Report 2023 provides a snapshot of the country’s favourite cravings and the most popular binge-worthy dishes. The latest edition brought out some interesting revelations.

Having become an intrinsic part of everyday life, Sri Lankans made use of their favourite food and grocery app when they needed it the most. Over 8000 orders were placed on Uber Eats, with ‘Birthday’ as part of the delivery instructions. Uber Eats fulfilled sweet tooth cravings too with pancakes, chocolate eclair and chocolate doughnut emerging on top as Sri Lanka’s favourite desserts. It also turns out that Sri Lankans remained impeccably polite, as nearly half of all instructions included the word “please”.

Sri Lanka’s long love affair with short eats continued with smoked chicken roll, ‘ulundu vadai’ and fish patty topping the list of most popular items ordered to fulfil snack hunger-pangs or ‘podi badagina’. With regard to beverages, iced coffee trumped milk tea as the most popular beverage, followed by strawberry mojito and cappuccino. The list of most popular dishes confirmed what we all know – Sri Lankans love their rice. Three out of five most ordered dishes, clocking thousands of orders, were rice-based.

Local delicacies continued to score big, as beloved ‘achcharu’ (Sri Lankan pickle) was a hot favourite, with over 17000 orders placed during the year. ‘Kottu’ (Sri Lankan minced roti dish) and its many variations were among the most ordered type of dish too, with chicken kottu, roast chicken kottu and chicken cheese kottu taking the laurels. The age-old battle between fried rice or biryani was also settled – at least for the past year; biryani won with 20,000 more orders in 2023.Meanwhile, tips to delivery partners exceeded Rs.100,500,000.

( Source : Ada Derana)