The pepper grown in the Southern part of Sri Lanka always gets the salty breeze which grows at lower elevations below 300ft from the sea level. The blessings of South–West monsoon rains in April to June support the flowering and pollination of these new pepper plants intercropped with tea and cinnamon gives its harvest in December- January months with distinctive pepper characteristics over other growing regions in Sri Lanka. Fully Blackish colour, big-sized round-shaped dried pepper berries always catch the eyes of traders in the domestic market over other regions. Ruhuna pepper has medium to lower pungency with a peppery aroma which always helps chefs to get the taste and is rich in the attraction of cuisine with whole blackberries.

Perched on Sri Lanka’s southwest coast, Galle wears its history on its sleeve. Windswept beaches and nodding palms surround its colonial-era showpiece, a 16th-century Portuguese-built fort, while the rest of the city is trimmed with Dutch-style houses, quirky shops, whitewashed mansions, and heritage museums.

Galle

Originally built by the Portuguese in the 16th century, Galle Fort was expanded to its present state a century later by the Dutch. To this day it remains one of the best examples of a fortified city built by Europeans in South Asia and demonstrates the unique blend of European and South Asian architectural styles. Over the last few years, Galle Fort has been transformed into an enclave of Sri Lankan and European style restaurants, hotels, shops, and art galleries set in the stunning UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Whoever comes in search of spices to Sri Lanka first came and established their commercial operation in the Galle region.