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The 11 cooking classes in sri lanka travellers love most, gathered in one place. What you cook, where the kitchen is, whether the market walk is included, how many hours at the stove, and what a seat at the counter costs.
Ella Sri Lankan cooking class: open-air kitchen, hoppers and curry, banana-leaf meal, and WhatsApp recipes. Small group, $19.
Most Popular“Our activity was exceptional. We loved all the dishes we made. Ranjani was very knowledgeable about all the spices and their health benefits. We created a feast of dishes which we all enjoyed. I would recommend this class to anyone.”
Organic cooking in Sigiriya with Kumara’s family. Walk the garden, grind spices, cook curries, then eat a Sri Lankan home dinner.
“Wonderful experience with a wonderful family! Cooked great food!! Please don’t cancel once booked!!!”
Hands-on Sri Lanka rice and curry cooking in Kandy with Granny. Hotel pickup, tea welcome, optional market visit, recipes.
“The overall experience was fantastic. Could have skipped the market portion but the cooking was amazing. Such variety with the foods and it felt very genuine and like you were part of the family preparing meals. A definite must for anyone who is interesting in learning about Sri Lankan cooking, spices and try some new…”
Learn Sri Lankan cooking in Kandy with a local market tour, village kitchen lessons, and a full meal tasting. Choose chicken or fish.
“We had a wonderful time cooking authentic Sri Lankan curry dishes. The hosts were friendly, knowledgeable and made us very welcome in their kitchen. This experience is one of the best we have had whilst in Kandy.”
Galle/Unawatuna Sri Lankan cooking class with market shopping, private chef lesson, spice blending, and lunch in an open-air jungle kitchen.
“We had a wonderful time at this class with Susanthi. We started at the fish market on the beach near the Fort and then travelled by tuk tuk to the vegetable market before heading to the restaurant. The class was entertaining and interesting and the food delicious. We cooRead more”
Cook Sri Lankan classics in Ella with Neranji. Hands-on dishes, traditional spices, and take-home recipes and spice mixes for $19.
“We had the best time learning about the local cuisine! The food was absolutely amazing and cannot wait to make these recipes again. Neranji was so kind and taught us so much about spices and traditional cooking methods! Highly recommend!”
Tour Ella’s family spice garden, then cook Sri Lankan curries by hand in a traditional fireplace, finish with banana-leaf dinner and recipes.
“An incredible, hands on journey through Sri Lankan flavors. The spice garden tour was fascinating and the curry we cooked was easily the best meal of my trip!”
Cook Sri Lankan curries in Sigiriya with Sajeeva and Suzy. Learn spices, make coconut milk, and eat your meal.
“Beautiful food, Sajee and his beautiful wife Suzy were fantastic! They left no stone unturned to make sure we enjoyed our evening. Learnt to cook some great traditional Sri Lankan dishes and had a feast! Great food, Great atmosphere, Great people, what more could you want”
Private Colombo cooking class in a local home. Make 10 dishes plus desserts with ingredients included for lunch or dinner.
“Very interesting insight into Sri Lankan life and the important role food and cooking plays in daily life. Piumi is an excellent cook and teacher. I’m vegetarian and she showed me how to prepare and cook ten different vegetarian curries and the resulting lunch was delicious. Can very highly recommend this tour.”
Galle Unawatuna cooking class with a local chef: learn 6 traditional curries plus seafood, visit spices, and enjoy lunch and dinner.
“What an incredible experience. This was so much fun and the food was by far the best we had in Sri Lanka. Everything was so well organized. It's such a beautiful kitchen too. I can't recommend this enough. Thank you to Madha for being such a wonderful teacher.”
Colombo market tour and a hands-on cooking class with chef Nim, choosing a menu and making a 5-course Sri Lankan lunch or dinner.
“This was an excellent experience led by a brilliant host (Nim). The market visit was informative and fun. The evening of cooking was really enjoyable and we felt we learnt a lot and had great food that we could replicate at home (thanks to the tuition and recipes given to us).”