Best Cooking Classes in Sri Lanka


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12 Best Best Cooking Classes in Sri Lanka

The kitchens worth booking.

The 12 best cooking classes in sri lanka travellers love most, gathered in one place. What you cook, how long you spend at the stove, who teaches, and what a seat at the table costs.

12 Best Best Cooking Classes in Sri Lanka

Organic cooking class sigiriya (kumara & family) - Cooking your Sri Lankan curry dinner in a wood-fired outdoor setup
Best Cooking Classes in Sri Lanka, Sigiriya Cooking Classes, Tour Reviews

Organic cooking class sigiriya (kumara & family)

2.Organic cooking class sigiriya (kumara & family)

Join Kumara’s family for a hands-on organic cooking class in Sigiriya, learn spices the traditional way, then eat your own multi-dish dinner.

5.0

“Fantastic host Kumara - very knowledgeable, all food grown in his garden and made farm to table. Best thing I’ve done in Sri Lanka!”

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Best Cooking Classes in Sri Lanka, Kandy Cooking Classes, Tour Reviews

Sri Lanka Cooking Class with Granny

3.Sri Lanka Cooking Class with Granny

Cook Sri Lankan rice and curry in Kandy with Granny. Hotel pickup, tea on arrival, optional market visit, and a big home-style feast.

5.0

“Fabulous pungent aromas, a fun vibe and a cosy atmosphere. A lovely home environment in the hills above Kandy with a warm and friendly host.”

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Kandy Village Cooking Class - The dishes and flavors: curries, coconut milk, and sweet finishing treats
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Kandy Village Cooking Class

4.Kandy Village Cooking Class

A hands-on Kandy village cooking class with a market hunt, Sri Lankan spices, and a full meal you’ll cook and taste. Pickup included.

5.0

“We had a truly memorable experience with Shyama and her husband. The market visit was great to start with to gather the really fresh ingredients. The traditional kitchen next to their house is a lovely venue. After tea and intros we set about cooking the numerous curries we had chosen. We used all the traditional…”

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Sea waves sri lankan cooking class - Where It Happens: Galle’s Sea Waves Restaurant and the Jungle-Beach Start
Best Cooking Classes in Sri Lanka, Galle Cooking Classes, Tour Reviews

Sea waves sri lankan cooking class

5.Sea waves sri lankan cooking class

A 3-hour private Sri Lankan cooking class in Galle with market shopping, hands-on curries, and a jungle-view meal at the end.

5.0

“great experience and atmosphere, from buying ingredients to a great tasting lunch, the lady of the house was a great cook and in a good mood!! I recommend”

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Cook with Wasantha - Unawatuna Starting Point and the Tuk-Tuk Run to the Dutch Market
Best Cooking Classes in Sri Lanka, Galle Cooking Classes, Tour Reviews

Cook with Wasantha

7.Cook with Wasantha

Cook with Wasantha in Galle: shop two markets and cook coconut milk, fluffy rice, and 5 curries with a finger buffet lunch.

5.0

“A thoroughly enjoyable session indeed. The trips to fresh market and fish market were interesting exercises in themselves. The cooking explanations were clear, interesting and provided a good insight into how to make a range of curries. A lovely personality and good teacher as well”

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Sajee’s Place Cooking Class - The hands-on workflow: what you’ll likely cook and do
Best Cooking Classes in Sri Lanka, Sigiriya Cooking Classes, Tour Reviews

Sajee’s Place Cooking Class

9.Sajee’s Place Cooking Class

Hands-on Sri Lankan rice and curry cooking class in Sigiriya with Sajeeva and Suzy. Learn spices, coconut milk, and your meal.

5.0

“Sajee en zijn vrouw waren ongelofelijk. Ze leerden ons zes verschillende curry’s en bijgerechten maken. We kregen heel veel uitleg. Onze zonen van 10 en 13 verveelden zich geen minuut. Zelf kokosmelk maken, zelf rijst en linzen wassen, zelf Read more”

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Colombo Cooking Class - The 3-Hour Plan: From Ingredients to 10 Dishes
Best Cooking Classes in Sri Lanka, Colombo Cooking Classes, Tour Reviews

Colombo Cooking Class

10.Colombo Cooking Class

A private Colombo home cooking class with hands-on help to make 10 dishes and traditional desserts, plus lunch or dinner with ingredients included.

5.0

“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.”

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Galle Unawatuna Cooking Class - Price and What You Actually Get for $30
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Galle Unawatuna Cooking Class

11.Galle Unawatuna Cooking Class

A small-group Sri Lankan cooking class in Galle Unawatuna featuring traditional curries, sweets, and a seafood dish, plus lunch and dinner.

5.0

“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.”

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Market Tour and Hands-On Cooking Class Colombo - Cooking hands-on: from cleaning and measuring to clay-pot heat
Best Cooking Classes in Sri Lanka, Colombo Cooking Classes, Tour Reviews

Market Tour and Hands-On Cooking Class Colombo

12.Market Tour and Hands-On Cooking Class Colombo

Market shopping and a hands-on 5-course Sri Lankan cooking class in Colombo. Choose lunch or dinner with recipes and tea.

5.0

“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).”

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