Sri Lankan Burghers

Who are burgher people?

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Burgher people, also known simply as Burghers, are a small Eurasian ethnic group in Sri Lanka descended from Portuguese,
Dutch, British and other Europeans who settled in Ceylon. The Portuguese and Dutch had held some of the maritime
provinces of the island for centuries before the advent of the British Empire.

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👉The Story Behind Burghers of Sri Lanka👈 Several elements in Burgher culture have become part of the cultures of other ethnic groups in Sri Lanka.
For example, baila music, which has its origin in the music of 16th-century Portugal, has found its way into mainstream
popular Sinhalese music. Even certain foods, such as love cake, breudher, bol fiado (layered cake), ijzer koekjes (iron cookies),
frikkadels (savoury meatballs) and lamprais, have become an integral part of Sri Lankan national cuisine.