Food Shopping in Tangalla

Here are some photos of Tangalla pola - market place - and nearby shops. It gives an idea of some typical sights around Tangalla, and the kind of people that inhabit a southern Sri Lankan town.

Tangalla Market

Fruit and veg stalls, including pineapple, papaya, coconuts, avacados, potatoes, beans, carrots, gourds and chillies. Our part of Sri Lanka is very fertile, so getting good quality fruit is no problem.


























































Some examples of preserved fish, including maldivan dried fish and dried prawns. Most of these have a very strong taste and a very strong smell.























Pulses like chick peas and lentils are important ingredients in Sri Lanka - lots of people have lentil dal for breakfast.























Tobacco and betel leaves that the country people like to chew with betel nuts. It gives them a mild high and a distinctive red mouth.























Around Tangalla Town

This old fellow is looking after a delivery of bananas and other fruits.

















Fresh, or not so fresh, fish for sale by the bus stand. The newspaper is a vain attempt to keep the flies off.























This is a typical shop in the town, selling sachets of shampoo and soap, and brightly coloured boxes of cakes.


















This repair shop in the Muslim area of Tangalla does a bit of everything!