Jayaflava: A Celebration of Food, Flavour and Recipes from Sri Lanka

'Tasha is a whirlwind of creativity and makes incredible food full of love, understanding and respect to her ancestors.'

FELIX BUXTON OF BASEMENT JAXX, GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING ARTIST

Sri Lanka is a vibrant multicultural universe -- inhabited by a variety of people, from the Sinhalese, Tamils and Chetties to the Moors, Burghers, Veddas and Malays. The cuisine of this island nation is equally diverse.

Born and bred Sri Lankan, Tasha Marikkar has spent most of her life between Sri Lanka and the UK. Her family background is varied -- her father is a Ceylon Moor and her mother is both Colombo Chetty and Sinhalese. She is often referred to as a real 'achcharu' -- like the dish, a delicious mix of everything. Cooking since she was six, with an undying passion for food, Tasha spent the years 2020-2023 in the joyous labour of discovering, rediscover