- Sri Lanka produces a variety of delicious tropical fruits that are well-known for their rich, unique tastes, fragrances, and bright, appetizing colors. Papaya is one of the most widely cultivated fruits in Sri Lanka and there are few types of papaya in Sri Lanka. Papaya is also used as a vegetable and as well as in drinks, jams, cordials, chewing gums, soaps, toothpaste, medicines, and tanning.