Negombo Dried Fish Markets

The Negombo Fish markets are locally known as Lellama. This was a very interesting experience as we had one of the fishermen show and explain the process of drying the fish. The fishermen use the traditional open air method which involves cleaning, heavily salting and sun drying for 3 days. The workers must flip and turn the fish by hand every day so they dry on both sides. Once all the moisture has gone the workers pack the dried fish to be sold in the local markets or shipped across Sri Lanka.Read more