--- product_id: 415631263 title: "Rambutan: Recipes from Sri Lanka, Accompanying the Acclaimed New London Restaurant" price: "49205CFA" currency: XOF in_stock: true reviews_count: 5 url: https://www.desertcart.sn/products/415631263-rambutan-recipes-from-sri-lanka-accompanying-the-acclaimed-new-london store_origin: SN region: Senegal --- # Fortnum & Mason Award-winning debut 336 pages of rich culinary storytelling 80+ authentic Sri Lankan recipes Rambutan: Recipes from Sri Lanka, Accompanying the Acclaimed New London Restaurant **Price:** 49205CFA **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🌍 Taste the world’s best-kept secret—Sri Lanka’s vibrant kitchen in your hands! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Rambutan: Recipes from Sri Lanka, Accompanying the Acclaimed New London Restaurant - **How much does it cost?** 49205CFA with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sn](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/415631263-rambutan-recipes-from-sri-lanka-accompanying-the-acclaimed-new-london) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Vegan-Friendly & Inclusive:** Delight in a cuisine that honors Sri Lanka’s formidable vegetarian tradition with vibrant, fresh dishes. - • **Authentic Sri Lankan Flavors:** Explore over 80 recipes blending Javanese, Malay, Indian, Arab, Portuguese, Dutch, and British influences. - • **Award-Winning Culinary Journey:** Celebrate the Fortnum & Mason Debut Cookery Book 2023 winner, a must-have for discerning food lovers. - • **Cultural Storytelling Meets Cooking:** More than a cookbook—immerse yourself in family stories, travel memoirs, and candid photography. - • **From Borough Market to Your Kitchen:** Cook iconic dishes from London’s acclaimed Rambutan restaurant and bring global flavors home. ## Overview Rambutan: Recipes from Sri Lanka is a 336-page hardcover cookbook by Cynthia Shanmugalingam, winner of the 2023 Fortnum & Mason Debut Cookery Book Award. Featuring over 80 authentic Sri Lankan recipes, it blends rich cultural storytelling with vegan-friendly, regional dishes inspired by the acclaimed London Borough Market restaurant. Praised by top chefs and food critics, this book offers a unique culinary journey through Sri Lanka’s diverse heritage and vibrant flavors. ## Description *WINNER* - FORTNUM AND MASON AWARDS DEBUT COOKERY BOOK 2023 ‘One of the Best Cookbooks of 2022’ – Delicious Magazine, Bon Appetit, New York Times, LA Times Accompanying book of the much-loved Sri Lankan restaurant in the heart of London's Borough Market -------- 'Cynthia takes us on a journey through the stories and memories of her family to decipher the rich oral tradition of Sri Lankan cooking. This book makes me hungry to travel, explore and eat new things, especially curries' - Yotam Ottolenghi 'A thing of great beauty and heart. The food jumps out at you with a promise of deliciousness. I want to cook every single recipe' - Anna Jones 'A joyous book, stuffed with tantalising food and beautiful writing. Cynthia’s recipes and reminiscences speak with warmth and heart and soul to the experience of those of us with roots elsewhere' - Shamil Thakrar, Dishoom 'This book is a diamond in the rough: a proper (and honest) insider’s guide to Sri Lankan home cooking via Cynthia’s kitchen. I picked up this book for the food, but I’ll treasure it forever for the stories' - Meera Sodha Rambutan tells the story of Sri Lanka’s unique, spicy, fresh, vegan-friendly cuisine that deliciously combines Javanese, Malay, Indian, Arab, Portuguese, Dutch and British influences. Cynthia serves up a feast of over 80 simple recipes , including coconut dal , hoppers , cashew nut curry and her mum’s slow-cooked Jaffna lamb curry . You'll also find recipes from the bustling Borough Market restaurant of the same name, including crunchy fried potatoes with turmeric , pineapple curry , sticky chicken rice and black pork curry . Stories of family and travel combine with beautiful landscapes and candid photography to show both ancient and modern Sri Lanka. From crispy hopper pancakes to spicy drinking snacks, this exuberant guide is for beginners and experienced cooks alike. Review: Super - Tolle Rezepte Review: The best Sri Lankan cookery book since 1930 - Sri Lanka is like curry, and curry is like Lanka. RAMBUTAN has all their virtues and none of their vices. Sri Lanka is an elusive place, with layer after invisible layer. You peel one open, and then another appears. With curry, the second one flavour settles, another complex one emerges. RAMBUTAN is like this too. At first glance a cook book (and a very fine one at that) but quickly its genre-bending essense emerges - the recipes are the structure on which memoir, travelogue, photo book, banter and political commentary are built. The dishes traverse the island's polyglot, ecumenical culinary traditions which emerged from its position at the centre of Indian ocean trading and monsoonal wind-powered sailing routes. With particular emphasis on Lanka's formidable tradition of vegetarian cuisine. I can think of few better ways of introducing yourself to Lanka, and no better way of introducing yourself to Sri Lankan cooking than via this book; which is the best Sri Lankan cook-book since Hilda Deutrom's which was published in 1930. I do hope this champion will be followed by a more regional sweep, perhaps of cooking along the entire Malabar coast! Alternatively, a cookbook of Sri Lanka's regions. ## Features - Author: Shanmugalingam, Cynthia - Language: english - Binding Type: hardcover - Genre: National & regional cuisine - Number of pages: 336 ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #29,572 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #90 in Vegetarian & Vegan Food #144 in Cooking by Ingredient #229 in Regional & International Food | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 197 Reviews | ## Images ![Rambutan: Recipes from Sri Lanka, Accompanying the Acclaimed New London Restaurant - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91iXe4zGqpL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Super *by M***L on 25 April 2025* Tolle Rezepte ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The best Sri Lankan cookery book since 1930 *by D***S on 11 July 2022* Sri Lanka is like curry, and curry is like Lanka. RAMBUTAN has all their virtues and none of their vices. Sri Lanka is an elusive place, with layer after invisible layer. You peel one open, and then another appears. With curry, the second one flavour settles, another complex one emerges. RAMBUTAN is like this too. At first glance a cook book (and a very fine one at that) but quickly its genre-bending essense emerges - the recipes are the structure on which memoir, travelogue, photo book, banter and political commentary are built. The dishes traverse the island's polyglot, ecumenical culinary traditions which emerged from its position at the centre of Indian ocean trading and monsoonal wind-powered sailing routes. With particular emphasis on Lanka's formidable tradition of vegetarian cuisine. I can think of few better ways of introducing yourself to Lanka, and no better way of introducing yourself to Sri Lankan cooking than via this book; which is the best Sri Lankan cook-book since Hilda Deutrom's which was published in 1930. I do hope this champion will be followed by a more regional sweep, perhaps of cooking along the entire Malabar coast! Alternatively, a cookbook of Sri Lanka's regions. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Livro cuidadoso, sobre a memória culinária da autora *by D***O on 8 April 2026* Bom livro --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.sn/products/415631263-rambutan-recipes-from-sri-lanka-accompanying-the-acclaimed-new-london](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/415631263-rambutan-recipes-from-sri-lanka-accompanying-the-acclaimed-new-london) --- *Product available on Desertcart Senegal* *Store origin: SN* *Last updated: 2026-09-17*