KANDY
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Kandy's 10 most popular sri lankan cooking classes. Prices, the operators behind each one, and what the day actually feels like on the ground.
Hands-on Sri Lankan rice and curry cooking in Kandy with Granny. Hotel pickup, optional market visit, and a full home-style feast.
“We had such a lovely cooking class. The teacher is so friendly, sweet, patient. We cooked so many different dishes. They were all so delicious. I will definitely be able to cook them once I get Home. The setting of the class is charming, as you cook at her house in outdoor covered kitchen.”
A hands-on Sri Lankan cooking class in Kandy with a market ingredient hunt, village-kitchen lessons with Shyama, and a full meal tasting.
“The most amazing cooking course we’ve done - a market visit to pick up the food followed by expert tuition to make 9 different dishes! Very hands on - can’t wait to replicate for our friends!”
Private Sri Lankan cooking class in Kandy with hotel transfers. Choose your curry with Chitra, learn spices, then eat your meal.
“This is a family business. Cooking is authentic, informative, fun. The results were delicious and the talk around the table was really interesting.”
A private Kandy village cooking workshop where you choose ingredients, cook lunch or dinner from scratch, and learn Sri Lankan basics like coconut milk.
“Charming family in a village just outside Kandy.Matriarch Nandi was kind and assiduous in showing me how to make coconut milk, rice, daal and various kinds of vegetable curry. I was the only customer but Sudesh picked me up on the dRead more”
Cook Sri Lankan classics with Granny in Kandy’s village homes, shop ingredients at the market, and leave with recipes plus a full meal for $25.
“Great class and very good guidance from the Granny! Made 7 different curries using some veg I've not seen or tried before. Nice location out of the city for that special homely feel”
Private 3-hour Kandy street-food tour with 10 tastings, local fruit markets, tea time, Bogambara Prison stops, and lake views.
“Such a good food tour. It was amazing to try all new things, really enjoy the local fruits and getting to experience the market! Definitely recommend!”
Cook 8 Sri Lankan dishes in a Kandy village kitchen with hotel pickup, welcome drinks, and an outdoor dinner hut meal for $25.
“Firstly, the activity did not start off with a choice of drink. The options are listed as either cocktail, mocktail, coconut water, beer, etc. but all we got offered was a tea. Secondly, I chose the menu that I wanted and had arranged it on whatRead more”
Hands-on Sri Lankan cooking in Kandy at Forest Face Lodge: grind spices, make curries and rice, plus key Kandy stops. Pickup.
“It’s great activity. First we want to the market that lovely.then we want to a private home to cook with a beautiful family it was really nice”
Hands-on Sri Lankan cooking class in Kandy with free pickup and drop, small group size, and simple curry skills you can repeat at home.
“Such a wonderful experience! The pickup by Nilus husband went smoothly and the drive to the location was filled with interesting consversations about Sri Lanka. His English is excellent! The location is super cozy and in the middle of peaceRead more”
A 3-hour Sri Lankan cooking class in Kandy with a local family near the Bahirawakanda Buddha, includes pickup and take-home recipes.
“Thank you so much for a brilliant cooking class! We loved meeting your family and learning so much from you about traditional cooking.”
