Cooking Class Sri Lanka with Locals

I participated with my 2-year-old child. They played with the kids while I was in the lessons and it was a great family time.

That was great. The house and the garden where spices are grown are wonderful, It's not just the food, it's the You can learn about our lifestyle culture. He also taught me how to eat with my hands, It was also a very valuable experience. He took good care of my two-year-old. Kanji like the family home. I recommend it.

This was a very nice experience, which satisfied all our expectations, and more. We were picked up on time at our hotel in central Colombo, and after appr. 30 minutes, we stopped at a local marked near Dhanuka's home. The marked was very impressive, much better than a market we visited in central Colombo the day before. Lots of superfresh produce, we were told the story of lots of the different vegetables and fruits for sale, and we also got to taste many if them. In the end we purchased a big bag of various items, and went to Dhanuka's home. There we were met by his wife and his mother, and started cooking. We were given instructions for what to do, and worked together with our hosts, making around 8 differents curries, with many new, interesting techniques. Finally we sat down to eat an abundance of food, it tasted lovely, but we had no chance of eating it all. We also learned to eat the Sri Lankan way, with our fingers, mixing rice and various curries. Our hosts were very friendly and helpful, and I can really recommend this experience.

Dhanuka and his family was very welcoming and knowledgeable. Learnt a lot about the culture and cuisine and had a good time. Food was also delicious.

Such a great experience overall! Started off going to the local market to get the fresh produce then back to their house to start cooking. We had the whole family helping and teaching us how to cook the amazing Sri Lankan dishes. Over 10 dishes we made and each one was delicious! Then had the opportunity to eat all the delicious food. Such lovely people who can’t help you enough! Will definitely be visiting again!

Absolutely amazing, thankyou to the wonderful family for inviting us to their home making us feel so welcome and teaching us how to make some wonderful tasty food that we sat down and ate felt like part of the family. All in all very wonderful time and learnt a lot. Thank you very much.

Highly recommend!!! We had an amazing experience with Dhanuka and his family at his home. He met us at our hotel and took us to the local market to buy fresh produce. Whilst on the way there he told us all about Sri Lankan history and culture. When at the market he introduced us to the local people and gave us a tour around the market explaining the different fresh ingredients used in Sri Lankan food. We selected some vegetables to make later on in the class. We then drove to his home where we were warmly welcomed and introduced to his beautiful family. We began the class by running through some key ingredients and their health benefit's. We were shown the skills needed to cook Sri Lanka food such as preparing coconuts for milk and the fresh coconut. We were taught how to cut and prepare the vegetables to use in our cooking. His lovely kind family taught us how to make around 10 different dishes from rice to curry, fried items curries and sambols. After we finished cooking we all sat together and enjoyed the foods we cooked and its was absolutely delicious!!!! We were taught how to eat with our hands the true Sri Lankan way!! After our meal we’re were spoilt with a selection of fresh fruits, coconut pancakes and Ceylon tea. We would highly recommend this class and hope to book again on our next visit. Absolutely beautiful, kind Sri Lankan people showing Sri Lanka off in the best way!

An absolutely beautiful family, amazing experience from beginning to end. From initial meeting to being educated at the market with lots of sampling of Sri Lankan fruits and vegetables. To then deciding what we were going to make, picking the produce to then arriving to the family kitchen to be expertly instructed on how to prepare then cook the most stunning tasty food to sit and eat. An all round terrific experience very highly recommended. Amazing people

Wow , wow wow what a fantastic experience- from the minute we got collected from our hotel until we left. A trip to the market to pick up fresh ingredients before heading to the family home . Fabulous hosts who invited us in shared their knowledge and skills for us to create a banquet. We then sat down to enjoy the incredible food - absolutely delicious. We would highly recommend it whether you have no cooking experience like our son to experienced cooks . Thank you so so much.

What a unique experience! Not only do you get an insight into the lives of the people of Sri Lanka, but you are also treated with the utmost warmth from the first moment to the last. The people are incredibly friendly. What can you expect here? Shopping at the market, then you are preparing with the whole family one curry after another for me. Everything is fresh and delicious. You won't find better cuisine in Sri Lanka. You'll be happy afterwards. :)