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Jaffna crab curry served at the Palmyrah restaurant. (Photo by Palmyrah)

MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR

When I asked my Sri Lankan friend Mathan where we could go to eat the popular local dish Jaffna crab curry, he suggested Wellawatte, a neighborhood to the south of Colombo.

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