Private Kandy Cooking Class: Learn Authentic Sri Lankan Culinary Skills in a Village Kitchen

Immerse yourself in Sri Lankan culture with a private cooking class in a village kitchen. Learn to cook 8 authentic dishes using traditional and modern tools, and enjoy a delicious dinner in an outdoor dining hut.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • 7JP3+Q28 - Engage in the preparation of a genuine Sri Lankan feast alongside a native family, utilizing both traditional and contemporary culinary tools. You will be guided through the creation of 8 unique dishes, immersing yourself in the local village customs and cooking techniques. Modern appliances are also provided to simplify the replication…
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Bottled water
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Dinner
  • Tea and coffee
  • All fees and/or taxes
What's Not Included
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
Meal Options
  • Welcome Drink - Sri Lankan Cocktail / Sri Lankan Mocktail / Coffee/ Herbal Tea/ King Coconut Water/ Beer
  • Dish 1 - Choice of Steamed White Rice / Steamed Red Rice / Steamed Yellow Rice
  • Dish 2 - Choice of Coconut Sambol / Pennywort Salad (Green Leaves) / Bitter Gourd Salad
  • Dish 3 - Choice of Dhal Curry / Sweet Potato Curry / Radish Curry
  • Dish 4 -…
Additional Information

Immerse yourself in a genuine Sri Lankan culinary experience within a traditional village kitchen, guided by a local household. Cook up to 8 dishes employing old-fashioned equipment and some contemporary tools, enabling you to re-create these meals in your own kitchen. So, prepare yourself; we’re here to support your journey into the craft of preparing…

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Lisapa6002xg
Feb 18, 2026
10/10 - We had such a lovely experience at this cooking class in Sri Lanka! From the warm welcome to the hands-on cooking, everything felt authentic. We recommend highly and our cooking teacher called Kalas was amazing.
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Valimei
Nov 15, 2025
Recommendation for sure - It was a very nice experience for us as a couple. We would surely recommend this to everyone. We learned how to cook the meals and they also showed us the plants and Spices. Worth the visit
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Heelen
Oct 18, 2025
Cooking experience - An amazing cooking experience, Nilla was a great teacher and showed us a variety of great authentic Sri Lanka meals. Would totally recommend!
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Marriot12
Oct 7, 2025
Authentic Sri Lankan Cooking - I went for the cooking class with my son and what an experience it was! Nila,our teacher,patiently explained all the spices used in Sri Lankan cuisine.Clay pots were used .Within an hour there was an array of delicious dishes on the table.We cooked a dal, a bean curry with chillies and coconut milk (not a drop of oil was used for this),a very flavourful chicken curry with pandan and curry leaves and a dry potato dish.My son was delighted with the two coconut sambals he made.We polished it all off with yellow rice which had sultanas in it. I think this was the best thing that I did in Kandy,learning how to cook the authentic Sri Lankan way.Thank you ,Nila! It was convenient that pick up and drop was arranged by them.Value for money!
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Larissa2047
Aug 2, 2025
A totally authentic outdoor cooking experience in a beautiful garden setting....Amazing! - The cooking school is set in a beautifully manicured garden where all the food is harvested from. The food was amazing and delicious and Nila and Manju were wonderful. I was on my own and had such a personal experience, cooking from a traditional clay oven. This is the best cooking lesson I have had in my travels. Highly recommended!
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Anoniem14280
Aug 1, 2025
Great cooking class! - Great cooking class. Cook Nilla was very nice and let us actively taste during the cooking class. Everything was wel arranged from picking up at the hotel to the final meal! I highly recommend it.
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A9340wohelenc
Jul 10, 2025
Fabulous! - What a great place. Wonderful Spice Garden where we learnt about the medicinal benefits of the different spices. Hands -on outdoor cooking class, followed by enjoying the fabulous Sri Lankan dishes we made. An excellent back and neck massage finished off our evening perfectly. Friendly and helpful staff made it really special for us.
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Richard
Jul 10, 2025
Really worth it. A great experience. - It was fantastic to spend an evening with everyone at the Kandy Authentic Cooking Class. The location is great, cooking outside next to a spice garden. We had two great cooks to show us how the food is prepared and talk us through the ingredients and spices. And I guess the proof of it all is that the meal we had was fabulous. A great way to spend an evening, to learn more about Sri Lankan food and to have a meal as a family that we cooked together. We will definitely be recreating this back in the UK, but maybe not in such a warm and and green place.
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Simplefruit
Feb 16, 2026
It's ok - We started by going to the store to buy some vegetables that then didn't get used. Then we were taught how to stir fry and chop. The meal itself was nice but nothing special. They promised to send pictures and recipes but they didn't arrive.
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Vanessa_c
Sep 8, 2025
Poorly organised but ok experience overall. - 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 whatsapp. I chose this course with this organiser because there were specific dishes that I wanted to learn how to make. But, when I got there, they had selected the dishes - which were very limited, not as many as were listed on the activity page and some of them were dishes I didn't want to make. Also, I am vegetarian and they had chicken as one of the dishes. I don't know whether management didn't pass on the menu or what, but it was very disappointing. Also, a note on hygiene - we were only offered a bowl of water to wash our hands - no soap, sanitiser, etc. You make a lot of the dishes with your hands like squeezing coconut and water to make coconut milk. I had stomach issues the next day. Thankfully the experience was ok overall, as the staff who led the class were very friendly, kind and helpful. However, this class needs to be organised better and be listed accurately, rather than getting hopes up to make certain dishes and not being able to. Also, I had to be the one to message on the day to ask if the class was going ahead as I heard nothing from the organiser. My experience was ok, but I don't think this class is worth the amount of money you pay for it and I've been to classes much better arranged than this.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).