SLTT: Orange Juice – Hold the Salt

Sri Lankan Travel Tip: When ordering orange juice, ask if they put salt in it. Salt is used here to make the juice less bitter.

When I first got to Sri Lanka I had ordered a freshly squeezed OJ*. Once I got it, I took a sip and it tasted like salt! Figuring someone had mixed up the sugar and salt, I went and asked the girl if she had put salt in it. She said: “Yes! Is it too much??”. Slightly confused I said: “Do you guys always put salt in OJ?” it seemed they did.

I was reminded of this because the same thing happened to me the other day. Not all places put salt in their OJ, (and it didn’t happen to me for a while) so I didn’t think to ask. Unfortunately, salty OJ is not my thing! However, if you like salt in your OJ, then please be my guest. If you don’t, make sure they don’t put any in! Now you’re prepared.

* When speaking, I never refer to orange juice as “OJ”, although some people in North America do.