Gastronaut Skiz makes a cameo on NBC’s “Diplomatic Plates”

Sri Lankan Ambassador to the U.S. Jaliya Wickramasuriya and Skiz

I’ve been acting as the unofficial “food ambassador” for the Sri Lankan embassy recently following appearances at the Travel & Adventure show in D.C. and also this latest cameo at the Ambassador’s residence itself for a taping of “Diplomatic Plates,” a series which airs on Washington’s local NBC affiliate.

Ambassador Jaliya Wickramasuriya’s very capable chef, Buran, does not speak English, so the ambassador asked if I could explain exactly what he was doing to the show’s host as Buran concocted a very fine meal of yellow rice, cashew curry, fish curry, and pineapple curry. I was happy to do it–all in an effort to promote Sri Lankan cuisine to those who are not familiar with it.

The show itself is very interesting as it promotes cuisines from around the world, and you can check out the Sri Lanka episode at the following link:

http://bit.ly/gaibam