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Traditional "Cooking" Class
Enjoy a private and interactive session with our expert chefs who will take you on a culinary journey through Sri Lanka. Take back home the tastes and memories of your travels here by learning traditional yet simple recipes and surprise your friends when you next host them.
Experience Overview
Start the experience with a visit to a local vendor, where you can purchase fresh vegetables before heading to meet the Chef. Then travel in your vehicle to a small rural village located on the banks of the Kapu Ela river for the cooking class. When you arrive you will be greeted with cold towels and a welcome drink and you can make yourself at home inside a rustic wattle and daub mud hut. Here you will learn how to prepare and cook your favorite Sri Lankan dishes such as brinjal pahi (deep fried and caramelized aubergine), pol sambola (coconut and chili sambol) , gotukola sambola (Indian pennywart salad), parippu (lentil dhal) and ratu alla hodi (beetroot curry). You will also discover how coconut milk is made, learn to crack open and scrape out your own coconut, and taste samples of each dish as you go along. The end product is a feast of eight unique dishes served in a lotus leaf which you can eat local-style with your fingers if you are up for the challenge.
Includes : water, welcome drink, lunch, cooking class and market visit
Duration : 5-6 hours
Difficulty : easy
Suitable for children : yes, children will very much enjoy both the setting and the activities
Times : 8am-2pm
What to wear or bring along : cool clothing that can get a bit dirty – aprons are not included in the cooking class.
Important to know : The chef is an expert on Sri Lankan cooking but his English skills are a little more basic. He can converse easily but extremely complex questions might need to be phrased in more simple terms. A little patience and understanding will go a long way.
Private or not ? This experience is always private
