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🇱🇰 Jaffna
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Every Place Bourdain Visited in Jaffna
4 placesMeal with locals
Tony ate with Dr. Ravi Perumalpillai, his sister Jeeva Perumalpillai, and Punitham “aunty” Selvadura. The aunty made crab curry.
Jaffna Railway Station
Tony got off the train here in Jaffna, a coastal city "as far North as you can go before you hit India."
Kali Kovil
Tony visited during the Madai Festival for the Tamil people who are praying to Kali, a Hindu goddess.
Jaffna Beach
Tony’s last meal in Sri Lanka is with local fishermen. They had grouper and squid with beer.
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