The Spiciest Dish in Sri Lanka! | Too Spicy for Sri Lankans! 🇱🇰

We go just outside of Jaffna to see how the spicy dish in the country is made and challenge ourselves to each finish even just a small bowl. Jaffna Odiyal Kool is a type of Crab and Seafood Soup, and reminded me of a Cajun Seafood Soup or Stew but 100x spicier! Five out of Six of the people at our table couldn't handle the heat, including the Sri Lankan guys!
See how the dish is cooked, what local Sri Lankan ingredients including a few Jaffna only curries go into the preparation and see how it tastes! But first we'll see how Sri Lakans in Jaffna used to live in the village and how they would cook. We even taste fresh Palm Toddy for the first time!
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[@michaelr3231]

I have visited Sri Lanka numerous times including Jaffna. One can sample a delicious variety of food all over the island. While Jaffna does not have the hotels and food choices like the rest of the island, the tasty local cuisine does stand out. For me the culinary highlights were the Jaffna style crabs, mutton curry and squid. The squid is cooked with a gravy or dry without the gravy. The latter was my favorite. I have not tasted anything like it anywhere in the sub-continent. I also loved the sea food soup you had but it was not as spicy and had different vegetables like cassava, jackfruit seeds etc... tasted somewhat like a spicy seafood chowder.

[@Gordi_B]

Jaffna mutton curry is the best 😋 it’s all about fresh meat and Jaffna curry powder. Also, it is common to use cassava and jackfruit seeds in the Kool.

[@ashanganlath1644]

There are few star class hotels in Jaffna now and possibly there will be more in the future

[@user-ou5vw8ds3s]

The sea food soup i believe you are speaking of is known as kool, and is usually meant to be very very spicy :)

[@malla1993]

There are many hotels now with local chains like JETWING Handling it.

[@hobolyf]

My great grandma had a home in jaffna. During the war everyone fled to Colombo. Everytime I visit sri lanka I explore the south. Now I need to go jaffna and find my great grand parent"s home, the home that my mom visited when she was a kid.

[@deesticco1719]

Looks Delish😋! Yes Jaffna has its’ own specialty in culinary ! Glad you savored Jaffna cuisine !

[@thanujayarusssiru]

Everything in jaffna is very authentic and its on a different level,,,

[@laxshmanperies9772]

Well long long time back in Jaffna there was a farm run by catholic priests were they had local made neli syrup & red wine & the purple color big potato if I remember well it was called " raja ala" I wonder it still exists I am talking about long before troubled times However Johnny's doing a great job showing the whole world what Jaffna really looks like watching in 🍁🇨🇦

[@thanujayarusssiru]

@@laxshmanperies9772 ah,,,that is something new we should find about,,really nice to see them doing well,,it makes us happy,,,really talanted and clever people,,they got a lot to contribute to the country's development,,hope the place will be another majorly developed city in the country,,,

[@deesticco1719]

Love Jaffana food !

[@Niranjilaperera2378]

Yes.indian mix because they are originally from tamilnadu...indian and sinhala mix...cooking.

[@AsithWijenayake]

11:25 Jaffna Kool is actually a one thing; southern people don't know lot about. I even get to know about that from a YT video made by a foreigner. lol and then when we were in a trip in Trincomalee I literary forced the cook to make this for us. and It was amazing.

[@gishmikadesilva6040]

OMG what a Great explanation of what is Toddy. ( 7.45 onwards.) I have drunk Toddy only once or twice while I lived in Sri Lanka.

[@kttravelphotography]

I tried in India too..it's an acquired taste I believe.

[@RR-br1fw]

I will visit Jaffna next time I visit Sri Lanka. Never been to this part of the country although Sri Lanka is my birth country.

[@Jeevan.Canada]

Hey guys....another wonderful video. Here is some breakdown and explanations for my knowledge. The green drinks you guys had is made of Mayom fruit. It's sour and sweet. Not as tamarind. That fruit you can eat as is too. The grinding stones you guys have explore, the last one to take the husk off the rice. Now we all have new machines. For the kool, normally they put kasava and jack fruit seed is must. Because it's takes time to cook, then slowly add the rest. To make it thick in Chinese cooking use corn starch, but our kool use Odiya ma ( Odiyal is a hard, edible snack made from palmyra palm tubers (Palmyra sprouts). Generally, it is split into two and dried until it gets hard. Odiyal can be prepared in another form called Pulukodiyal (புழுக்கொடியல்). Pulukodiyal is prepared by boiling and then drying. It is used to produce Pulukodiyal flour) Hope this explanation can help some of the viewers. Cheers 🍻

[@riyasliyakath201]

Simply amazing hospitality man🙏🇱🇰👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@chamindamunasinghe4943]

So much great memories ... #visitjaffna . Truly Inspiring

[@rupikacosta8197]

One Nation One Sri Lanka It so wonderful to see the different methods of cooking and dishes in different parts of Sri Lanka. Its our heritage we need to preserve for our generations to come

[@TravelWithMaami]

One of the great series of videos I have ever seen about Jaffna. Thanks a lot Johnny for promoting my country in this really difficult time. Cheers guys...!!!

[@JohnnyFD]

My pleasure!

[@skanthaSubra]

Thanks you guys show us this side of jaffna. Anyway I miss my former home and food for 40 years. Those house remembers me my grandparents houses.

[@shivaniattanayake8925]

Kool is a unique slow cooked stew of sea food and vegetables, only found in the north. I'm glad you tried, it's one of my favourites

[@Gordi_B]

It’s almost like New England seafood chowder.

[@christieroshan3673]

Hi John..your videos are too good. You are doing this during the lockdown. I miss Jaffna a lot. I left Jaffna due to the ethnic war. Nice to see that you are enjoying it. Stay safe and take care. Too good, awesome...

[@varodaya]

That processor guy is great !!! He explained it like I wanted to try it !!!! Now the coconut 🥥 drink

[@manivelan9672]

Jaffna food will make you sweat profusely and clear all your sinuses!! ☺️ Such an authentic preparation I have not seen in a while..going to make Kool from what I have learnt now!! Superb!!

[@hiranthadil]

Great video! Never seen that much up north after the war. Thanks!

[@sothivadivelshanmuganathan3939]

Beautiful super Amazing video congratulations from Nederland God bless you wish your all the best நன்றி nanri

[@chandranathjayasuranga6166]

Johnnny, that you tasted toddy made of Palmurah tree which is well famous in Jaffna & northern Srilanka... When you travel from Chilaw to Galle in coastal area you may find Toddy made from Coconut tree. There is a another type of Toddy you may find around Sinharaja forest area ( including Mathugama, Agalawatha) it is made from Palm "Kithul"tree. Try toddy with Boiled Manioc (Tapioca )and Wild boar curry

[@imrannilam5358]

Thanks for the upload showing beautiful jaffna must vist one day

[@shivaniattanayake8925]

To thicken the kool, powdered dried Palmyra root is used. It's called odiyal flour

[@kttravelphotography]

Good to know..Always a great diversity from this amazing country !!

[@prabothsamarasinghe3166]

Way to go guys, I beleive those spices are likely to be different any other spices in srilanka, it is has unique characteristics. Called jafna spices. I tried it too!! So amazing!

[@balabalakrishnan6872]

I'm from jaffna living in Canada. Cool(seafood soup) is one of the spicest food in the world. I cry wen i eat it but i wud not have it any other way.

[@highlights7736]

Great explanation about toddy, i like that guy 🤗🤗

[@TheRyanfernando]

Really love kool, glad that you enjoyed it too!

[@Jeevan.Canada]

Same here....actually we made one 6 days ago. Not spicy enough for me.

[@NoobTube4148]

The gent who described what toddy is did so brilliantly.

[@shamaleejayakodi409]

Omg.. looks great 👍🏼

[@rajvision7443]

The real name is Odiyal Koozl ( seafood soup) It's very spicy for foreigners and even for some local people too. But one think it is good for people have cold symptoms . It is going to help lots for clesring the Nasal systems . 👍👍

[@cheemespiston7495]

Jaffna khool is a stew can be find in the northern part of the country its very spicy

[@jeyahash25]

Its my hometown, well presented, very good

[@suchiboy]

That's one seriously Mouth Watering episode!!!! 😋😋

[@erandajanaka3790]

Who is the person that explains the Toddy @7.55? Nice accent. The General manager is a really humble person. 👍👍

[@Akaran76]

very nice video i am from Belgium

[@tennesseejacks]

Very good description of toddy by the gentleman.

[@SriLankaTravelatease]

Sri Lankan food is spice and YUMMY 😂😋

[@unknowndepth1224]

Mr Johnny its incredible that identically same kind of tools were used for grinding in Mayan civilization. Do you think there is any connection between Dravidian and Mayans ?

[@JohnnyFD]

That's interesting that it developed that way! I'd be curious to know as well.

[@prasadinisansala9118]

I'm really proud of my country and I'm very proud to be a sri lankan.. In this video it doubles and tribles.. I really enjoy watching this video of yours.. There are people in Sri lanka who know hospitality and sensitive people.. we love people who love our country.. specially for people like you.. come back to our country.. we are waiting.. I congratulate you on all your work..I ask lord buddha to take care of you who have travelled.. Blessing of the buddha🙏 The tooth relic is located🙏 Im a dear Sri lankan Ayubowan ආයුබෝවන් 🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰

[@lakshitharuwan3810]

Oh.. Navam, is that you dining with them? Amazing bro 😍

[@syedmaricar9946]

Great .doing well for everyone.

[@ushanherath3406]

hey johnny.you come to matale in sri kanka.there are many things to see you.

[@trevorwinter1483]

Very nice place will visit when things get better some day

[@sathyaloginimagendran9644]

Wonderful video. I waiting for your next video.

[@darrellvivianpeters6631]

The food looked amazing....I would love to try it but maybe a little less heat....looked just so good!!...viv

[@Toyoqwerty]

I reckon Sri Lankan food is hotter than any other Even the hottest Chinese noodles or even the ultra death sauce didn’t surprise me much

[@surensurendran8434]

Hi... which hotal in Jaffna?

[@spremilaannarajah7015]

I love kool 😍😍🤤🤤with pieces of coconut 😀.

[@travelmatechannel7338]

The guy who explained about Toddy has some amazing vocabulary. Is he a Sri Lankan by the way?

[@JohnnyFD]

He's Sri Lankan but lived in the UK for a long time.

[@jekhanaruliah5590]

Thank you for the compliment. I am Sri Lankan, brought up in London, educated at a public (i.e. private) school and Cambridge University hence perhaps my vocabulary. For the last 5 years I have been based in Jaffna, Northern Sri Lanka. In my spare time I write for a Sri Lankan online business magazine about Northern entrepreneurs and economic development. www.lankabusinessonline.com/author/jekhana/

[@keeransiva5062]

It's very good for healths and very spicy, this kind of the soup (kool ) give you more running nose and more sweaters than normal spicy foods. But anyway those good for you.

[@nofearfpv1743]

Nice work. I like spicy food but I sweat so much when I eat, I need a shower! May be that is why they have the alcoholic drink, to counter the spice. No man, we don't chose your videos, we watch everything and learn so much about Sri Lanka! They should make you a tourism Ambassador for Sri Lanka!

[@JohnnyFD]

That's awesome you watch all of the videos! I'd be happy to be an un-official Ambassador of Sri Lanka tourism =D

[@mahesankathiravelu2394]

HI JHONNY, SRI LANKAN TAMILS EAT SPICIEST FOOD IN THE WORLD, YOU SHOULD HAVE TO TELL THEM HOW MUCH SPICY FOOD YOU CAN HANDLE... NEXT TIME ASK THEM REDUCE THE CHILLI PEPPER OR CURRY POWDER THEN THEY WILL UNDERSTAND CLEARLY. THERE ARE MANY PLACES IN NORTHERN SRILANKA TO EXPLORE, PLEASE GO AND SHOW IT TO THE VIEWERS IF YOU CAN. I'm YOUR SUBSCRIBER FROM TORONTO. TAKE CARE.

[@vivianjansen9901]

Good job buddy and thanks good show

[@buffalo194]

Hi jhonny, cool video again .did you visit Anuradhapura ?

[@JohnnyFD]

Yes we did! Video is coming tomorrow. =)

[@buffalo194]

@@JohnnyFD Great. Can't wait ❤️

[@Antidemonn]

Damn 3 years ago

[@kingsexploits]

All Sri Lankans do not enjoy spices equally. The people who are from the coastal areas eat more spicy and as you go inland, it wanes off gradually.

[@alienamzal477]

i thought it was the other way around,

[@kingsexploits]

@@alienamzal477 No, it is not. As you go inland, food becomes less and less spicy.

[@odiljanandith3817]

@@kingsexploits True.

[@eshanperera8044]

Correct i live inland and i don't like too spicy

[@Arjunlk-re3lp]

You are very good travellers....

[@JohnnyFD]

Thank you so much 😀

[@kkkkuuuu1]

Attangall and ammikkall...grinding stones mostly used in Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka

[@mahindathenabadu8775]

Greetings from Perth, Thanks Johnny and Kristina for the nice video on the traditional Jaffna food. Is the Odiyal Kool as spicy and hot as the Thai Tom Yam soup? Appreciate all the explanations given by Jeevan and others.

[@JohnnyFD]

I used to live in Thailand, Kool is at least 2-4x spicier than Tom Yam.

[@mahindathenabadu8775]

@@JohnnyFD Thanks for your prompt reply. I just imagine it being so spicy.

[@travelescape4172]

Always enjoy your videos. ❤️🙏😍

[@JohnnyFD]

Thank you so much 🤗

[@travelescape4172]

@@JohnnyFD 🤗

[@swethajegadheesan3337]

How much they charge ?

[@amilasamaraweera2750]

We need more guides like Mr.Jegan,instead of people like Jeremy whom even does not know about any culture .

[@OxOx_XoXo1]

@@harshakumara970 finally someone being nice instead of being rude

[@ravianthony6016]

Well come to jafna

[@dilshiekanayaka]

Well come to srilanka.🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰

[@kefirlady1981]

Proud to be born in Jaffna 🥰

[@sridharbhaskar6360]

1...2....3. Morvelous videos within a week.... Again 🦀,, enjoy your days in Jaffna... Awaiting more fun and entertainment from Johnny-kristina from Srilanka...

[@tiffanyc.8210]

Not all lankans can handle spicy food dude

[@manuriwelikanna]

Omg you guys don't have frigging lockdown wtf...incredible indeed...

[@lt8865]

Well now they have!

[@vijayafernando1]

A big mistake to ask for spicy in Jaffna. The food is amazing. The people are friendly. Love Jaffna

[@Niranjilaperera2378]

Allso i would like to explain that nelli is goosberry in inglish ...☺️

[@gajan1373]

I think kool is very healthy Because more spicy add

[@muvinkumar1581]

Hi bro please visit for kithulgala rafting and jungle riding

[@appeltec9634]

What is best country USA or Sri Lanka

[@JohnnyFD]

Depends for what? They both have their Pros and Cons.

[@EasyLife2035]

@@JohnnyFD 100% Agree. US obviously the world's leading economy. Sri Lanka is the gifted Island to the world to explore..

[@kgu_gamage]

What kind of dumb question is that?

[@odiljanandith3817]

@@JohnnyFD In terms of driving Sri Lanka is not even in the list. Ok SL Driving?

[@appeltec9634]

@@kgu_gamage nature

[@mohmoney1690]

Are foreigners allowed to travel to Sri Lanka? I wanted to visit my family but doesn't seem to be clear on the rules if the airport is open and are foreigners allowed!! Anyone has an idea

[@odiljanandith3817]

Jhonny is a Sri Lankan now. lOL😅

[@magtazeum4071]

He arrived in Sri Lanka months before the lockdown

[@eshanperera8044]

Most of the tourist are there in sri lanka before the outbreak. Some left and some decided to stay. BIA is closed and probably it will open borders for tourist by April if all goes well.

[@SriLanka-fv5vd]

Good

[@malindathalagala565]

I have a little suggestion for you. You can look at every place in Sri Lanka and enjoy every meal.If you learn Sinhala, you will be able to understand the information you get from talking to sri lankan peoples in sinhala.If the information is explained in English to your youtube audience, they will be able to understand it even better.

[@nirothavam8179]

Singhala in South and Tamil in North/East if you have to say it clearly

[@malindathalagala565]

@@nirothavam8179 No brother. I'm sorry. Talked about a common language problem. Suggested to learn sinhala or tamil ... The other thing is who told you that Sinhala is the south and tamil is the north. There is no such thing. , Anyone can be anywhere in Sri Lanka. This is just my idea, I'm sorry if I am wrong

[@nirothavam8179]

Malinda dilshan thalagala I agree, I should’ve said study both languages.

[@junjiscomb7909]

I came here to see what we can't handle And then I realised that I haven't had crab curry 😅😅🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏽‍♂️

[@LALAPITCHTOP]

So cool 💙💙💙💙👍👍

[@rohanajayaweera9496]

Very nice video

[@Januroma]

Johnny time to buy a go pro cam! I heard alwasy Christina like owl... Hmm hmm hmm.. 😃

[@dunuwilagelushan5159]

Great!

[@dihanangelo]

He he first time I saw johnny go red in the face!!! Lol

[@nilminigamage631]

On 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@vijithamalani1783]

Really ... u 2 very lucky

[@josephanton1572]

Looks like too much pepper. I remember my grandma used to make the best fish soup Kool in Jaffna. Not bad you handle spicy hot kool without any tears lol

[@villagerr98]

Nice

[@zeenaththasneem3589]

I am a sri lankan Who is srilankan over here

[@lankaneatman9662]

Nice place ❤👈

[@prabashankar1030]

It's "kola veri" my eyes are full of tears and glassla "Toddy" oh my god! Jaffna the best.(subtitles still says " Japanese cuisine") It's ok. Get on to the next one. Down under.

[@panaduraapeloins148]

See you mr.johnny next vidio ❤❤❤

[@raphaell6891]

A lost opportunity for the hosts. You mustn't feed foreigners food that is too spicy. If the purpose of this exercise is to make them enjoy your local cuisine, make it in a way that's edible.

[@JohnnyFD]

We appreciated that they made it the local way. They offered to make it less spicy for us, but we said no. We wanted to experience the authentic dish/

[@raphaell6891]

@@JohnnyFD Hey, all good then. Thought you had no choice. Keep making the videos Johnny. You're doing a great job. Enjoy. Stay safe!

[@clydellaperies4721]

Soup looks like a hot crab curry.

[@clydellaperies4721]

People used Uri, pot over pot and hanging from the roof. so ants don't get into the food in the pot.

[@bhawaniloganathan5962]

Mouth watering!! Please watch out, don’t add too much of curry powder to foreigners food......they will faint!!

[@feedybee]

💚💚💚

[@ashadilrukshi8537]

Hi hi

[@redchilly4265]

🇱🇰 🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺

[@panaduraapeloins148]

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[@silversun3489]

4.00 .Poor guide ....Please sl tourist board must appointed professional guide. Some times this people giving wrong history's

[@NumberZeroMusic]

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