How to pronounce Kavum

Kavum is written කැවුම් where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /kæʋum/. In plain English letters that is KAH-voom, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Kavum?

Kavum is a dessert of Sri Lanka. Where it comes from: All Sri Lanka. People usually eat it on festive days and at teatime. Its main ingredients are rice. It tastes sweet.

Where Kavum comes from

Kavum is one of 14 signature dishes of Sri Lanka on this map.

• Kiribath කිරිබත් · Rice dish · All Sri Lanka

  Kiribath, "milk rice" in Sinhala, is rice cooked in salted coconut milk until the grains turn soft and porridge-like, and in Tamil it is called paal soru.

• Pol sambol පොල් සම්බෝල · Snack · All Sri Lanka

  Pol sambol, in Tamil thenkai sambal, is a Sri Lankan coconut relish of freshly grated coconut, shallots, dried chillies or chilli powder, lime juice and salt, often with flakes of Maldives fish, the smoked and cured tuna used across the island's cooking.

• Seeni sambol සීනි සම්බෝල · Snack · All Sri Lanka

  Seeni sambol, also called sini sambol or sawi sambol, is a Sri Lankan relish of onions cooked slowly until they caramelise, with a taste that is spicy, sweet and aromatic at once.

• Kiri hodi කිරි හොදි · Main dish · All Sri Lanka

  Kiri hodi, literally "milk curry", is a fragrant Sri Lankan gravy of coconut milk, either the thick first pressing or the thinner second one, with fenugreek seeds, cinnamon and turmeric, which gives it its yellow colour; onions, green chillies, garlic, curry leaves and pandan leaf add flavour.

• Mallung මැල්ලුම · Main dish · All Sri Lanka

  Mallung, or mallum, from a word meaning "wilted", is a Sri Lankan side dish of finely shredded leafy greens lightly cooked with grated coconut, red onion and spices.

• Kokis කොකිස් · Snack · All Sri Lanka

  Kokis is a crisp, deep-fried Sri Lankan snack made by dipping a decorative mould, often shaped like a flower and called a kokis achchuwa, into a thick batter of rice flour, coconut milk and beaten egg, then into boiling coconut oil; halfway through, the kokis is shaken off the mould to finish frying.

Food of Sri Lanka

Dishes like Kavum in other countries

Same type of dish and similar main ingredients as Kavum:

• Pootharekulu పూతరేకులు · Dessert · Andhra Pradesh, India

  Pootharekulu, "coated sheets" in Telugu, is a sweet from Andhra Pradesh, also called the paper sweet.

• Timphan · Dessert · Aceh, Indonesia

  Timphan, also called jeumphan, is a steamed banana dumpling and a traditional kue, or sweet snack, of Aceh.

• Pathein halawa ပုသိမ်ဟလဝါ · Dessert · Ayeyarwady, Myanmar

  Pathein halawa is a traditional Burmese pudding of glutinous rice flour, rice flour, coconut, sugar, poppy seeds, butter and milk, sticky and rich, made in two main forms, wet and dry.

• Mango sticky rice ข้าวเหนียวมะม่วง · Dessert · Thailand

  Khao niao mamuang pairs ripe mango with glutinous rice cooked and then soaked in coconut milk sweetened with palm or coconut sugar and a pinch of salt.