Top Colombo Food & Drink Classes

For Sri Lankans, as for Italians, dining remains a ritual to be treasured. Immerse in the spicy delights of Sri Lankan cuisine, from market shopping to dining etiquette, during this hands-on private cooking course. Led by a professional chef in a charming villa, learn the tricks of authentic Sri Lankan home cooking, and feast on a 5-course lunch or dinner you’ve prepared yourself.

Take a cooking class with a local near Beira Lake in Colombo. Each guest has their own cooking station and everyone participates in preparing the meal. Learn to prepare several curries and traditional desserts, as well as how to open a king coconut. After the lesson, enjoy the meal together. Food allergies can be accommodated.

This is the perfect way of spending half a day in Colombo! Experience the buzzing food market, buy all ingredients needed for a good Rice and Curry, cook your own food with a little help from our chef and finally eat the delicious meal! It is not only fun, but tasty and you will get recipes to bring home so you can cook Rice and Curry for your friends!

Taste  Sri Lankan Vegan Food and Clay pot Cooking in Colombo. During your 2 hours Pre-dinner outing you’ll explore one of the famous Local market in Colombo with your host.  You will learn how to order ingredients & vegetable like a local while exploring the ethics of local market. Enjoy traditional Sri Lankan clay pot Cooking techniques and tactics which are not explained (or rather cannot be explained) in cook books. it`s time to  learn and enjoy four course meal.

Leave the bustle of Colombo behind and journey to the coastal town of Wattala during this immersive, private cooking class. Make your own way to the home of your local guide, an experienced cook who’s mastered a wide array of Sri Lankan culinary traditions. Pick your preferred menu upon booking and, following a welcome drink, learn how to prepare four different authentic dishes. Finally, sit down to enjoy your feast at the end of class.

This is a tour that will be make you feel experience in Srilankan dishes. Learning to cook here means you get the opportunity to experience traditional authentic Sri Lankan dishes at its best.

Enjoy a fully personalized and hands-on cooking class experience—and immerse yourself in the sights, smells, and tastes of traditional Sinhalese cuisine—with this private excursion. Pick between lunch and dinner class times, and meet your host family directly at their home. Journey to the Kirulapone Market to meet vendors, shop for ingredients, and taste fresh fruits before your class. Prepare three different dishes of your choosing, and at the end of class, enjoy your hearty meal.

With the help of Chef Mohara Dole, you will learn about many different types of traditional Sri Lankan foods. You will learn many different curries (loofah, eggplant, lotus root, chicken, seafood, beetroot, etc.), rices (basmati, red raw rice, samba), and sambols. You will receive the recipes of the foods you cook so that you can recreate it in your own home.

Indulge in the vibrant flavors of Sri Lankan cuisine, and enjoy a fully vegetarian meal, when you book this private, hands-on cooking class. Pick between convenient lunch and dinner times, choose a menu that appeals to you most—whether string hopper or rice and curry—and meet your guide directly at her home. Over the course of several hours, you’ll learn how to make several dishes, will immerse yourself in traditional Sri Lankan culinary traditions, and will enjoy your meal alongside yogurt, fruit, tea, and coffee.

Be immersed in Sri Lankan culture with a private cooking class in the home of a Colombo resident. Pick up new skills as you learn traditional recipes from your host, who can cater to vegan or vegetarian diets too, then gain intimate insight into Sri Lankan life as you sit down to dine together. Benefit from a choice of afternoon or evening experiences to suit your schedule.

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(SKU: LK78010300) This 4-hour tour will give you a fully immersive local cooking experience. Join your chef for a visit the famous Pettah Fresh Produce Market .Return to the cooking studio for a hands-on Sri Lankan cooking workshop. Finish off by enjoying your piping hot and delicious meal.

Enjoy a private and authentic Sri Lankan cooking class and home-cooked meal with your host Duneeshya. This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Duneeshya has fond childhood memories of learning to cook from her mother. After obtaining her graduate degree and working for a few years, she realized that cooking was her true passion - it brought her so much joy. She therefore decided to start her own food business and share her love for authentic Sri Lankan food with travelers visiting her country. Duneeshya has a genuine passion for teaching and cooking home style Sri Lankan cuisine, the food she grew up eating. She lives with her mother and German husband, who may be a part of the experience whenever they are around. “I like to meet people from different cultures and to share my culinary and cultural knowledge with them.”

Enjoy a private and authentic Sri Lankan cooking class and home-cooked meal with your host Duneeshya. This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Duneeshya has fond childhood memories of learning to cook from her mother. After obtaining her graduate degree and working for a few years, she realized that cooking was her true passion - it brought her so much joy. She therefore decided to start her own food business and share her love for authentic Sri Lankan food with travelers visiting her country. Duneeshya has a genuine passion for teaching and cooking home style Sri Lankan cuisine, the food she grew up eating. She lives with her mother and German husband, who may be a part of the experience whenever they are around. “I like to meet people from different cultures and to share my culinary and cultural knowledge with them.”

(SKU: LK78190100) This tour takes you to one of the famous spice gardens of Sri Lanka. Get to see how spices are grown. Learn more about the uses of spices. Watch a cooking demonstration that shows the practical application of these spices.

Learn to Cook Sri Lankan rice & curry with our southern Sri Lankan chefs with fresh produce from our farm (Seasonal Low country Vegetables).  Our chefs are culinary experts creating unique Sri Lankan foods.  Cooking with our chefs is fun & informative for those who seek authenticity in their journey to Sri Lanka. Start time - 12.00p.m or 6.00p.m Casual 2 hours including lunch or dinner Cooking lesson - $ 15 for experience & sampling $ 25 for experience + full meal

Unlike other cooking classes/ demos offered in Sri Lanka this experience will focus on teaching you, the modern traveler the foundation of Sri Lankan cooking. Instead of using traditional Sri Lankan cooking equipment we will use modern tools so that you can recreate these culinary delights in the comfort of your own kitchen, once you are back home. Our hosts are self taught chefs, passionate cooks and have delightful personalities. We will do all our grocery shopping from small local vendors, thus supporting local rural communities and small businesses. This experience is 100% single use plastic free.

Enjoy a private and authentic Sri Lankan meal with your host Bandu in his home. This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Bandu is a kind and friendly host, a retired IT professional who has lived overseas for over 35 years. He learned to cook from his mother and has been cooking traditional, home style Sri Lankan food for over 40 years. He initially learned to cook for survival as a young professional and now is extremely passionate about cooking for friends. Apart from cooking, Bandu likes traveling, hiking and swimming. He has traveled to over 35 countries and has even learned to cook local food in a few of them. When asked why he would like to be a host, Bandu says, “this is a great opportunity to learn about other cultures and meet like-minded people.”

(SKU: LK7C340100) This 3-hour tour gives you the chance to experience a local home bakery and get involved hands-on for a short while. Visit a local home-based baker who uses traditional methods. Learn to make bread and various other baked goodies by kneading the dough by hand, and using a clay oven. Get to know more about Sri Lanka’s history of baking and local ingredients. Try your hand at these newly learned techniques. Finish off by having tea or coffee and some delicious pastries with the baker’s family.

You’ve heard of “make your own pizza”, so why not make your own cocktail? Join us for this fun, interactive experience, which takes place on a rooftop with panoramic views of the city of Colombo.

(SKU: LK78010200) Each guest gets to prepare a Sri Lankan meal guided by a Sri Lankan chef at their own cooking stations using their own ingredients. (provided by the chef)

What sets apart this experience is the fact that it’s guided and hosted by Glen, a larger than life personality with a continuous smile. Glen is a passionate foodie and historian, with a vast knowledge on local cuisine. His key skill though, is that he is a story-teller at heart.