Many Sri Lankan dishes, especially vegetable curries, also include Maldive fish, which acts as a thickening, flavoring and protein component. In other dishes it is used in such small quantities that the flavor is undetectable, adding a certain character to the food. Made from high-quality skipjack tuna that has been expertly cured, smoked, and sun-dried to a rock-hard consistency before being processed into convenient, bite-sized chips, this product serves as a concentrated umami powerhouse Maldive fish is the Sri Lankan answer to the shrimp pastes and fish sauces of South East Asia.
