Gova Kaldu

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TypeSoup
Place of originSri Lanka
Main ingredientsCabbage, Chicken
Gova Kaldu
TypeSoup
Place of originSri Lanka
Main ingredientsCabbage, Chicken

Gova Kaldu is a traditional Sri Lankan spiced cabbage and chicken broth.[1] It was often served with Idiyappam (string hoppers).[2]

This dish is most likely of Portuguese origin, its name, kaldu is derived from caldo, the Portuguese name for broth and gova from the Portuguese cabbage known as couve tronchuda.[3]

It was quite popular among elite Sinhalese families of the olden days until the early part of the 20th century.

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