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.